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Black and Latino residents celebrate after joining forces to help Joe Biden win the White House. Credit: Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images
In a Brookings Institution report released on in January, titled “Recognizing Black and Latino-majority cities is the first step to finding a real world Wakanda,” authors Andre M. Perry and Manann Donoghoe of Brookings Metro made a connection between the film and ways Black and Brown people socialize and build community. Perry and Donoghoe wanted the report to reveal how there are cities where the majority of the population are Black and Latinos, it can signify cooperation between the marginalized groups. However, the report stated how it has not always been easy for racial coalitions to occur, and refers to the Los Angeles City Council scandal.
Along with being a senior Fellow at Brookings Institution, Andre M. Perry teaches the practice of economics at Washington University.
Manann Donoghoe (brooking institution) pointed out how LA is considered a supermajority city.