Interesting that Hudlin did not want the Black Panther to be unencumbered by white fans even

Lumbaba was a Congo man, activist in fighting belgium reign, and true man of African roots. Poitier is an African American actor.

This ending points to innocence of the young mind, of the never ending dreams and aspirations. And sends a message that not only are white kids deserving of those dreams, but also kids of all races.

Why is this so highly emphesized and repeated? It's like the author wants the story and actions to be significant without the death of a black child, as if that death is the only reason people will watch it.

This author seems to resent how movies with black actors or movies intended for a black audience play second fiddle at the theaters and box office, as if people don't care about what happens in these movies.

This movie would make some box office bank

Immediately feel ill- equipped to read this poem because i've seen neither movie

Flick will always be remembered for his athletic accomplishments, not matter how much time passes. But why is he not working somewhere else, is he caught up in who he used to be, and not living in the moment?

After the praises of his basketball skills, this sentence send a different demeanor. As if Flick was meant for so much more. But maybe he wasn't driven, maybe he didn't seize the opportunity, or maybe he is right here he needs to be.

What is the reference to nostrils, S's, E and O significant to?

Flick's description of "tall" seems not only a physical distinction of his body, but also his attitude, the way he carries himself, his character.

Fluttered pulses, what type of person is described using that language? Its very ambigious. Is fluttered pulses good, bad? It seems to be a personality of someone struggling...fluttering is not quite flying, and pulses makes me think of inconsistency.

The poem makes direct connections with social standing, putting Richard Cory in a high social class (wealthy) and "we people" in a low social class. And yet, everything that Richard Cory has does not make him happy. We don't know the background of Richard Cory, only that he is wealthy. The author of this poem asks "what other than wealth makes us happy"...that is for the reader to decide.

connection to the crown. Clearly Richard Cory has some made checks

I origionally thought nothing of crown, thought it refereed to the head. But after reading the poem it refers to wealth

"We people" is distinguishing a difference. There seems to be something different between the average person and Richard Cory.

the author didn't even identify a race or ethnicity of Troy, but honestly my first instinct after hearing the phrase "up the block" was to think of an african american ethnicity

The lack of unique descriptive words is disturbing, especially the vague use of the word "thing"

This use of space between the phrase "a song" and "a head" symbolize the transition from mourning, to ultimately wanting vengagece

The author creates an intentional pause here, encouraging the reader to guess what "the feeling" means for themselves, before moving on with the text

Open to hearing what other's believe is the meaning behind this phrase. I'll come back to it after I read the entire poem

At the end of the day, we will eventually not be remembered, We will be forgotten overtime, no matter our accomplishments or the stories in our lives.

The author feels the pain of loneliness

The author does not choose to explain what the ladder is for, rather assumes the reader understands

showing great care