Anthony Mackie is the 1st Black on-screen ‘Captain America.’ Why his historic role is controversial “Captain America can be an Asian man. Captain America can be a woman.

Anthony Mackie is making his film debut as the first Black Captain America decades after Marvel's initial "resistance" to the change. “Not because anybody disbelieved the message,” Waid ...

Anthony Mackie taking on the role of Captain America, a fictional comic book character initially portrayed as a white man with blond hair and blue eyes, isn’t groundbreaking to comic books fans.

There’s an American desire for Black people to lead the charge, and now Captain America: Brave New World is asked to wage war against MAGA-land.

Marvel has also acknowledged the legacy of Captain America, like the country itself, being rooted in some dark, troubling racism with the 2003 miniseries Truth: Red, White & Black by writerRobert ...

Michael B. Jordan 's return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe does not have to be as Killmonger, all thanks to Captain America: Brave New World having set up a way for him to play his dream Marvel ...

After ending the storyline for Chris Evans' Captain America, Marvel now looks to actor Anthony Mackie to don the superhero's mantle with a fresh perspective but familiar face.

The 2021 Marvel TV series “ The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ” provided the space for Sam to develop into Captain America in earnest, not just as a kind of M.C.U. diversity hire.

In 2021, his character took over as Captain America in the final episode of the Disney+ series “Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” That series explored what it would mean for a Black man to wield ...