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The Black Captain America Movie Is the Opposite of ‘Woke’

The Black Captain America Movie Is the Opposite of ‘Woke’

"Captain America: Brave New World" is neither brave nor new, but better than you’d expect.

Dr. Jason Johnson
Feb 14, 2025
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For weeks, my friends and I have been giving Captain America: Brave New World various affectionately pejorative names in anticipation of seeing it: Uncle Tom’s Cab-Tain America, Captain Americablack: It Takes a Nation of Red Hulks to Hold Us Back, and my addition to the mix, BlackTain America: Brave New Negro. Part of this is just the lang…

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