Marvel’s Black Panther movie has ignited a renewed sense of pride across the globe, as people of African descent are being portrayed as heroes and conquerors in a major film for the first time.
In T&T, it was even more special as one of the lead actors, Tobago-born Winston Duke, the protagonist in the movie, has become a role model to many young people.
Buoyed by the feel-good sentiments, T&T Guardian journalist Joel Julien was inspired to arrange a free viewing of the film for students of schools located in crime zones.
He shared the idea in a Facebook post two weeks ago and the response was overwhelming, with Guardian Media, bmobile and MovieTowne giving support to the project.
Yesterday 85 students from schools in East Port-of-Spain, Morvant and Laventille got to see the film.
“Two Sundays ago I had a dream to take students from secondary schools in the Morvant/ Laventille area to see the Black Panther movie. Today it was done. And I thank God for putting me in contact with some amazing people to get this done,” Julien posted on Facebook yesterday. He also shared a series of selfies with the students.
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