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Theft of the Black Gods: The Superheroes
Visionary filmmaker Abassi Okoro (Uncloaked) returns with a mind-blowing look into ancient African and Orisha origins of many of the Marvel and DC comic book superheroes and exposes how European culture and religion for over a 12,000 year span has historically appropriated the black Gods of old.
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Visionary filmmaker Abassi Okoro (Uncloaked) returns with a mind-blowing look into ancient African and Orisha origins of many of the Marvel and DC comic book superheroes and exposes how European culture and religion for over a 12,000 year span has historically appropriated the black Gods of old.
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Abassi OkoroAbassi OkoroJennifer EllerJennifer Eller
Dr Adam RutherfordDr Adam RutherfordPaul Root WolpePaul Root Wolpe
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