Black Cartoon/Anime Characters
This African prince is the son of Mufasa and the protagonist of a beloved Disney movie.
Who is Simba?
This Marvel superhero has superhuman strength, agility, and senses due to consuming the heart-shaped herb.
Who is Black panther?
This musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda explores the life and legacy of founding father Alexander Hamilton, featuring a diverse cast and blending hip-hop, R&B, and traditional musical theater styles.
What is Hamilton?
This film, directed by Ryan Coogler, follows a young man with superhuman abilities who returns to his technologically advanced homeland to take his rightful place as king.
What is Black Panther?
This TV series follows a group of students of color at Winchester University as they navigate racial tensions, identity politics, and social justice issues.
What is Dear White People?
She's the intelligent and resourceful sister of the titular character in a popular comic superhero series set in a futuristic world.
Who is Shuri?
A black Marvel Comics character with superhuman strength, unbreakable skin, increased stamina, and extremely dense bones and muscles.
Who is Luke Cage?
In this play, the brothers were abandoned by their parents as teenagers and have been dependent on each other ever since. The play explores themes of masculinity, greed, race, violence, and brotherhood
What is Top dog/Underdog?
In this film, directed by Jordan Peele, a young African American man visits his white girlfriend's family estate and uncovers a disturbing secret.
What is Get Out?
This film, directed by Ryan Coogler, follows the journey of a young boxer from Philadelphia who rises to fame under the guidance of his mentor, Rocky Balboa.
What is Creed?
The rapping and multiple sword-wielding Jinchuriki is an icon and a fan favorite in Naruto Shippuden
Who is Killer Bee?
A Marvel Comics character who lost her arm in an explosion while fighting crime. She was fitted with a bionic arm to help her recover and continue to protect the innocent. She is a leader of Heroes for Hire, along with Luke Cage and Iron Fist.
Who is Misty Knight?
This play by Lorraine Hansberry explores themes of race, class, and family in 1950s Chicago.
What is A Raisin in the Sun?
This science fiction film, directed by Barry Jenkins, tells the story of a young black man growing up in a rough Miami neighborhood and explores themes of identity, sexuality, and self-discovery.
What is Moonlight?
In this film, directed by Spike Lee, a black police officer infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan to expose their activities.
What is BlacKkKlansman?
This female black character is the former (22nd) head of the Shihōin Clan, one of Soul Society's four great noble houses in the anime, Bleach. She also served as captain of the 2nd Division of the Gotei 13 (with Marenoshin Ōmaeda as her lieutenant) and as commander of the Onmitsukidō.
Who is Yoruichi?
He's a mutant who can absorb energy, either ambient or directed towards him and can project that energy from his body in the form of concussive blasts. Bishop can also store absorbed energy within his reserves, using the energy to increase his strength and recuperative abilities.
Who is Bishop?
This play by Katori Hall imagines a meeting between Martin Luther King Jr. and a mysterious stranger at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on the eve of his assassination.
What is The Mountaintop?
This acclaimed novel by Octavia E. Butler follows the story of Dana, a young black woman who involuntarily travels back in time to the antebellum South.
What is Kindred?
This film, directed by Ava DuVernay, follows the journey of three African American women mathematicians who played crucial roles in NASA's space missions during the 1960s.
What is Hidden Figures?
An incredibly talented anime swordsman whose father was decapitated in front of his own eyes as a young boy. That traumatic experience caused an innocent little boy to have a mind flustered with revenge and, with that, he grew into a cold-blooded killer, willing to kill anyone in his pursuit of the number one.
Who is Afro Samurai?
The Hex, a mysterious energy field created by Wanda Maximoff, rewrote this character's DNA and granted her a range of energy-based powers, including spectral vision.
Who is Monica Rambeau (Photon/Spectrum)?
A stirring family chronicle following the inspirational Celie as she journeys from childhood through joy and despair, anguish and hope to discover the power of love and life.
What is The Color Purple?
This science fiction novel by N.K. Jemisin is set in a world where the landmasses constantly shift and the ruling class wields magical powers tied to the earth.
What is The Fifth Season?
This TV series is about the life of Dr. Eva Fletcher, the newly elected president of Georgia A&M University, a fictional Historically Black University (HBCU)
What is The Quad?