During 2021, I hosted a series of online conversations looking at various works of art and pop culture, with an eye toward what these works have to teach us about hope. What does hope look like during a global pandemic? What tools do we need as we find our way? How do we find the strength to persevere? I called these conversations Hope Notes.
Today, we bring you part 2 of my conversation with my friend Derrick Weston about the film Black Panther. Derrick is a writer, podcaster, and filmmaker working at the intersection of food and faith. Hear more from Derrick on the Food and Faith podcast, or through the Stories of Food and Faith website. He and his wife, the Rev. Shannon Weston, and their four kids live outside of Baltimore, MD. Derrick and I spoke over Zoom in February 2021.
Resources mentioned in today’s episode:
Still Processing podcast with Wesley Morris, Jenna Wortham, and Ta-Nehisi Coates about Black Panther
When Everyone Around You Is Talking About the End, Talk About Black History
Dr. Tiya Miles’s book: All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
Contact MaryAnn McKibben Dana at maryannmckibbendana.net.
Editor and Producer: Caroline Dana
Hope Notes: Black Panther, Part 2