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April 15, 2024 - Ruth Carter and Michael Cunningham
In 2019 costume designer Ruth E. Carter won her first Academy Award for her work in the 2018 film, “Black Panther,” where she created the Afrofuturist aesthetic of Wakanda. Super-heroism clearly runs in the family. Only four years later, Ruth E. Carter became a superhero in her own right, earning her second Oscar for her work in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” She made history with this win, not only as the first Black woman to receive two Academy Awards, but as the first person to win for both the original and the sequel of a movie. From the superheroes of “Black Panther” to the real-life…
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