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‘Black Panther’ fans implore Marvel to #RecastTChalla after Chadwick Boseman’s death

When Emmanuel “E-Man” Noisette first encountered Black Panther in the Marvel comic books, he finally “felt what representation should feel like.” “It’s something a lot of people take for granted,” said Noisette, a 37-year-old film critic from Chicago. “It was the first time I could see myself as a superhero that looked just like me. Because dressing up as Superman, it was weird when you were a ...

When Emmanuel “E-Man” Noisette first encountered Black Panther in the Marvel comic books, he finally “felt what representation should feel like.”

“It’s something a lot of people take for granted,” said Noisette, a 37-year-old film critic from Chicago.

“It was the first time I could see myself as a superhero that looked just like me. Because dressing up as Superman, it was weird when you were a Black kid dressing up in those costumes. But seeing yourself in someone like Black Panther ... ‘This is what it feels like? This

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