By Victor Ochieng

The Black Panther movie is having an impact in the lives of many people in different ways. For some people, it’s a confirmation of the ability of Black people to do their things and succeed. It plants deep self-love, giving them a great feeling of self-worth as opposed to most other Hollywood movies that always depict Black characters as inferior.

As for this one kid, the Marvel film worked to expose his sincerity. He’s multi-ethnic, so he’s just half Black. But after watching the Black Panther movie, he broke down in tears, crying because he wants to be 100% Black.

What does that say? The Black Panther is bringing a complete paradigm shift that’s unquestionable, undeniable, and one that’s happening overnight. The movie has flipped the way the world perceives Black heritage and injected a great level of pride in being a Black person.

According to different social media posts, the mixed-race child who broke down is a model with Zuri Model & Talent LA.

During a conversation with his mother, things got a little interesting. Even though the picture that was shared of him showed him all smiles, what happened during the conversation and as shared by the mother, left everyone wondering how big the impact of the Black Panther is. The little boy, Cameron, made it clear that he’s not happy because he’s not 100% Black.

His mother explained to him that he’s half Filipino/Mexican, but it appeared like that wasn’t so interesting for him. He doesn’t like that because he says if he’s not all Black then it means he’s all white, which he doesn’t want. All he wants is to be 100% Black.

This prompted him to ask his mother to tell him the specific percentage of Blackness he is and the mother told him it’s 50%. That’s when he broke into tears and told the mother that he wants it 100% Black.

That’s quite different from what many people long for. There are those who feel good about being multi-racial. In the case of Cameron, it shows just how strong the Black Panther movie is when it comes to stamping the authority of the Black culture and heritage.

The fact that the movie was released during Black History Month tells you clearly that the makers were well aware of when would be the right timing. It has done pretty well and continues to break boundaries.

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