Black Superheros

Vee Bullock 
AFAM 2100: The New Jim Crow
January 24, 2017
Professor Young

Still in the Process 

What a time to be alive and see black superheroes! Especially female characters, that is inspiring. This poster of the reformed version of Catwoman caught my attention initially with her facial expression. She has such a serious face as if she does not play games. Once I looked more at the picture and saw what she was actually looking at, she was breaking chains with Timberland books. That is a positive yet strong image that is being shown in light of Black History Month. By using Pan-African colors, it made the image realize what Catwoman is doing. She is demonstrating the act of breaking the barriers, hence the chains. What I thought was interesting is that only one of the clasps are broken. Maybe I am looking too deep into the picture, but personally I view that as African Americans are still bound since the days of Africa. Since she is breaking only one chain, the way she is moving looks as if she is going to break the other one. This represents that African Americans have to continue to fight until all the chains are off. The reason I chose to write about this power is because I love Timberland boots. In America, we usually see only people of color wear Timberland boots and sometimes the people that wear them are classified negatively. In this image however, the boots are being used by a female superhero trying to break chains. I think this image is powerful and could be used a positive symbol of confidence but also letting other people be aware of the fact that "the struggle" is not over.