1. What is Afrofuturism, and when did it originate?
2. According to the summary, how has the portrayal of Black characters in film evolved over time?
3. What is the primary purpose of Kehinde Wiley's 'In is posing' series?
Prejudice linked to Black features — examples?
Curly hair, dark skin, broad nose, athleticism, slavery ancestry
Everett's view on prejudice — stance?
Victim of both White and Black prejudices, criticizes stereotypes
Wiley's "In is posing" — purpose?
Challenges stereotypes by replacing religious icons with Black youth
Kehinde Wiley's 'In is posing' — role?
Challenges stereotypes via art imagery.
Early Black film roles — examples?
Criminals, slaves, servants, blackface.
White savior films — purpose?
Reinforce stereotypes, colonial narratives.
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