Can I Tell My Story: Niobe She is Life and World of Wakanda

• In Event: 2183 - Section on Race, Gender, and Class Refereed Roundtable Session
  In Refereed Roundtable 60min: Table 01. Race and Identity

Abstract

The paper examines Niobe She is Life and World of Wakanda. These are the only 2 mainstream comics that feature Black women writers and Black women leads. Using a content analyzes approach to analyze the content, 4 themes of the comics emerge. The overall is that each offer hope and power and glimpse to spirit of Black women.

Authors

• Myron T. Strong, Community College of Baltimore County

• Alicia L. Brunson, Kansas State University