Superhero Girlfriends Anonymous
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Black Women in Fantasy Saved Me Where Academia Failed
What I needed was a lifeline—a project that would make this whole thing feel worthwhile. Monica Lynne led me to that answer.
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What ‘Fast & Furious’ Can Teach Us About Women Who Reclaim Their Power
Letty Ortiz reflects back the best of our hero’s characteristics with fewer of the hang-ups.
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Zendaya is Not Your Mama’s Mary Jane
The Black leading ladies of superhero media haven’t always gotten the best deals. But like much of the comic book–inspired world, one change could shape the mythos for decades to come.
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Not All Heroes Wear Capes: Unraveling the Myth of the Black Supermom
Nora and Iris West-Allen’s fraught relationship proves that even we daughters often expect superheroics from our very human Black mothers.
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Lois Before Clark: In Defense of the Superhero Girlfriend
Superman whomst? Lois Lane outsold.