‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ Reminds Us That Black Superheroes Need to Fly Solo

Here’s hoping Anthony Mackie and crew can soar with it

Jada Gomez
Momentum
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1 min readMar 22, 2021

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“But how far is Marvel willing to delve into race? It seems like The Falcon and the Winter Soldier wants to tackle the issue in a way that makes sense to the established universe, which is somewhat puzzling. Except for a handful of remarks scattered throughout the films, there’s no significant mention of race within the MCU. In a universe of aliens, magicians, gods, and other imaginary beings…

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Jada Gomez
Momentum

Senior Platform Editor at Medium. Girl with the long last name from the Empire State. NYU Alum. Runner. Puppy Mommy. Smiler.