By Anonymous

Content warning: description of depressive episode

Spoiler alert: you should probably watch Black Panther before reading this.

I wasn’t prepared for Black Panther. It gave me something new to believe in.

This is not an origin story, and it’s not a typical superhero story. The Black Panther isn’t tasked with saving the world. The film is full of difficult questions and is unapologetically black. Ryan Coogler shows off blackness in all its complexity—as a diaspora.