Teachers are using ‘Black Panther’ to discuss African colonialism and American racism – ThinkProgress

Educators are embracing ‘Black Panther’ in their curriculum, and it’s amazing.

"Tess Raser’s students have been studying colonialism in Africa for a month now. Next week — as part of the lesson plan — she intends to take her sixth graders to see Marvel’s Black Panther. For Raser, who teaches at an elementary school in Chicago’s South Side, Black Panther invites her students to meditate on Africa and its diaspora through the imaginary country of Wakanda. She is using the film to explore the legacy of colonialism in Africa and, then, racism in the United States...

Educators are embracing ‘Black Panther’ in their curriculum, and it’s amazing.

"Tess Raser’s students have been studying colonialism in Africa for a month now. Next week — as part of the lesson plan — she intends to take her sixth graders to see Marvel’s Black Panther. For Raser, who teaches at an elementary school in Chicago’s South Side, Black Panther invites her students to meditate on Africa and its diaspora through the imaginary country of Wakanda. She is using the film to explore the legacy of colonialism in Africa and, then, racism in the United States...