He suited up as Captain Sikh America in Manhattan for the first time in summer 2013 — one year after a self-proclaimed white supremacist opened fire inside a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin ...

Captain America doesn’t wear a beard and a turban, and he’s white.” Vishavjit Singh looked at the boy who uttered those words, and then he looked at himself — a skinny, bespectacled, turbaned, bearded ...

A Sikh Captain America? Why religious diversity matters in the comics universe 'I talk about equality, justice and about the universal light being present in every speck of creation,' Singh said ...

New York’s reaction to Captain Sikh America was joyous. “Strangers came up and hugged me,” Singh said. “Police officers wanted photos with me.

A Sikh Captain America? Why religious diversity matters in the comics universe 'I talk about equality, justice and about the universal light being present in every speck of creation,' Singh said ...

A Sikh Captain America? Why religious diversity matters in the comics universe 'I talk about equality, justice and about the universal light being present in every speck of creation,' Singh said ...

Vishavjit Singh, who educates youth about Sikhism through his Captain Sikh America character, poses for a portrait in costume at home, in New York's Harlem neighborhood, Friday, May 30, 2025.

Vishavjit Singh, who educates youth about Sikhism through his Captain Sikh America character, poses for a portrait in costume at home, in New York's Harlem neighborhood, Friday, May 30, 2025.

Vishavjit Singh, who educates youth about Sikhism through his Captain Sikh America character, poses for a portrait in costume at home, in New York's Harlem neighborhood, Friday, May 30, 2025.

Vishavjit Singh, who educates youth about Sikhism through his Captain Sikh America character, poses for a portrait in costume at home, in New York's Harlem neighborhood, Friday, May 30, 2025.