Black Panther
noun
plural Black Panthers
: a member of a Black revolutionary organization that fought for racial equality and justice in the United States from 1966 to 1982
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Supporting work in 2018's Black Panther followed, and Nyong’o played her first lead role in 2019 horror hit Us.
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Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
Survivors include his daughters, Black Panther actress Nabiyah Be, Odessa and Lilty, and his son, Aken.
—Roy Trakin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
Credible messenger term coined by a Black Panther Credible messengers, a term that traces back to Eddie Ellis, a former member of the Black Panther Party, have existed for decades in various forms.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
Ledward-Boseman, Boseman’s Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, and his Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom co-star Viola Davis spoke at the ceremony, which managed to wrap up right before Los Angeles was once more swept up in rain.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
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Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
Survivors include his daughters, Black Panther actress Nabiyah Be, Odessa and Lilty, and his son, Aken.
—Roy Trakin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
Credible messenger term coined by a Black Panther Credible messengers, a term that traces back to Eddie Ellis, a former member of the Black Panther Party, have existed for decades in various forms.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
Ledward-Boseman, Boseman’s Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, and his Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom co-star Viola Davis spoke at the ceremony, which managed to wrap up right before Los Angeles was once more swept up in rain.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Black Panther.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Black%20Panther. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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