How Is Nakia Represented In Black Panther?

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The movie begins in Oakland, California where we see N’Jobu, the king’s brother, amassing guns and other artillery to arm African-Americans in America. Firstly, the city of Oakland was where the black panther group during the 1960’s was founded. Secondly, members of the Black Panther party would carry guns with them to demonstrate that they too had power and the right to protect themselves. N'Jobu, during his stay in America, was most likely influenced by such a civil rights group that he too felt the need to help support oppressed African-Americans through weapons and violent uprising. Even though the event takes place in the 1990’s, the radical sentients still existed with the younger generations inspired by their parents who took part. …show more content…

Nakia was undercover as a captive of an extremist group that abducted women. One of the abductors references Islam when he yells “Wallahi” which is a phrase commonly used by muslims to make a vow or promise. The group Nakia infiltrates is most likely a reference to Boko Haram, the extremist organization most commonly known for kidnapping 276 schoolgirls from Chibok, Nigeria. Insurgent groups often capture women to forcibly wed them to members or use as sex slaves. In many parts of Africa, such extremist groups terrorize locals and the governmental response is inadequate. Furthermore, these extremists receive little attention in western media because they focus on those in the Middle east. Nakia prevents T’Challa from attacking one of the soldiers revealing that he is still a child. The child soldier represents the thousands of children being forced to commit acts of violence who slowly become desensitized to the horrible things they …show more content…

Despite its access to the most advanced technology known to man, Wakanda remained hidden for most of modern history. While the rest of Africa was pillaged and devastated by the slave trade and colonization, Wakanda flourished in its self-imposed isolation. He denounces Wakanda and its past leaders so doing nothing to support revolutions led by the oppressed African people around the world. He refers to the many unsuccessful slave uprisings across the centuries and even successful ones such as the Haitian revolution. Had there been a nation like Wakanda, the slave trade would have never grown to the extent that it did and neither would have colonization. Killmonger hopes to use Wakanda’s resources to help the African diaspora. In doing so, he promotes Pan Africanism, the movement that aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity between all people of African descent. He plans to uplift and unify the African people so that they would never again be oppressed by

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