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Michael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

In 2018, filling in @ a film junket, I mention a piece I ✍️ in college: Shaft: The 1st Black superhero Someone tells Regina Hall She asks Sam Jackson He says "Let's ask R Roundtree" A junket becomes a 1-on-4 intrview w/ALL THE SHAFTS. But the editor hates the idea, so I forget about it Until...

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The first Black superhero

OPINION: Richard Roundtree's groundbreaking portrayal of John Shaft was a turning point for Black art, culture and self-identity, and it is also a superhero origin story

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