'We're actually getting put out there,' said Cabriana Cook, a high school student who was invited to the screening. 'There is not a lot of movies where they support Black culture like that.'
The Warriors helped organize a special screening of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" exclusively for students from several Oakland public schools.helped organize a special screening of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" exclusively for students from several Oakland public schools. Students hope sequel to Black Panther shares a similar message to the first one.
"Seeing a Black hero that I can look up to and relate to is amazing and beautiful," said Xavier Tillery, another Castlemont High School student. "We didn't have that growing up.""We have hope," Tillery said. "We can make change. Wakanda is an Afro-futurism country. We are here, we are growing more and more and we are smart, we just need more recognition.
The Hidden Genius Project and Girls who Code are among the organizations providing science, technology, engineering, and math and arts education to kids from historically underrepresented communities that were awarded $1 million in grants by Disney.The Hidden Genius Project, based in Oakland, trains and mentors Black male students in technology creation and entrepreneurship and leadership skills.
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