Nigeria is sadly still closer to Fela's anti-feminism than to

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In Nigeria, Okoye would have been warned from childhood to soften her features so she can find a man to marry her. Marvel’s Black Panther is a rare blockbuster to have achieved both box office domination and genuine cultural significance. One of the reasons for this is the film’s unlikely but welcomed focus on feminism. Set in the fictional Afrofuturistic nation of Wakanda, Black Panther boasts a dazzling array of fabulous female characters fully in possession of their power and unapologetic about wielding it. In Lagos, Nigeria, where the film is a huge hit, many have been touting the badassery […]