Black History Month: Wakanda Forever

Photo by Visionhaus/Getty ImagesWhen Arsenal stepped onto the field at Emirates Stadium on March 14, 2019 for the 2nd leg of the Europa League Round of 16 against Rennes, they did so with their backs to the wall. Already down 3-1 on aggregate, they needed at least 2 goals to get back into it and get through on away goals. However unbeknownst to anyone, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Arsenal’s star striker from Gabon, had something in mind for the tie. All he had to do was score at the right time.

In February 2018, Marvel Studios released a film that was a highly anticipated one for Black people around the world: Black Panther. The story of T’Challa and the Kingdom of Wakanda was a source of…