Dead Pundits Society

Joining me this week to talk about Black Panther is Leslie Lee III, co-host of Struggle Session Podcast. We discuss his view of the movie, itself, and the state of black radical politics in the wake of its record-breaking reception. There are most definitely spoilers in this episode, but I’m confident that those who haven’t seen the movie (really??) will still enjoy the episode, so have no fear if you have been living under a rock. 

 Check out Leslie’s article here: -“Did Anyone Else Pick Up on the Disturbing Messages in Marvel's 'Black Panther’?” https://www.alternet.org/culture/disturbingly-conservative-message-behind-marvels-revolutionary-black-panther Other articles mentioned in the episode: -Christopher Lebron, “‘Black Panther’ Is Not the Movie We Deserve,” http://bostonreview.net/race/christopher-lebron-black-panther -Ainehi Edoro and Bhakti Shringarpure, “Africa is a Country in Wakanda," http://africasacountry.com/2018/02/africa-is-a-country-in-wakanda/ -Russell Bickford, “I have a problem wit