Black Panther
Week Two
During the month of February, we honor Black History by exploring films that celebrate resilience, creativity, and the depth of the Black experience. These stories reveal triumphs over adversity, legacies of courage, and the trans-formative power of community.
As you watch, Black Panther consider how this journey reflects universal lessons in perseverance and hope.”
This story is about identity, legacy, and the responsibility that comes with power. It explores what happens when strength is disconnected from compassion, and how unresolved pain can reshape vision. At its core, this film asks what leadership looks like when guided by wisdom rather than fear — and whether healing a divided past requires courage, humility, and shared humanity.
Where to Watch
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Films are watched independently and at your own expense.
Deeper Spiritual Meaning
Black Panther reveals that power divorced from compassion fractures communities. Healing requires truth, accountability, and the courage to open what has long been guarded.
The film ultimately asks: Can leadership hold both justice and mercy without losing itself?
Reflective Questions
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Character Breakdowns
T'Challa - Leadership in Transition
T’Challa inherits power before he fully understands its weight. Spiritually, he represents those who step into responsibility shaped by tradition but challenged by conscience. His growth comes not from domination, but from listening — to history, to pain, and to voices beyond his own experience.
Inner tension: Honor the past or reshape the future
Spiritual lesson: True leadership evolves through humility, not certainty.
Killmonger - The Cost of Abandoned Pain
Killmonger embodies unresolved grief and righteous anger. His worldview is shaped by loss, exile, and systemic harm. Spiritually, he reflects what happens when suffering goes unheard — pain hardens into ideology.
Inner tension: Justice or vengeance
Spiritual lesson: When trauma is ignored, it seeks expression through power.
Shuri - Innovation with Joy
Shuri represents intelligence unburdened by ego. Her creativity serves life rather than control, offering a vision of progress rooted in service.
Spiritual lesson: Wisdom thrives where curiosity remains playful and open.
Nakia - Compassion Without Borders
Nakia challenges isolationism. She acts from empathy rather than allegiance, reminding us that morality cannot stop at comfort or geography.
Inner tension: Loyalty vs responsibility
Spiritual lesson: Love expands outward when fear no longer sets the boundary.