Following the week-long celebration of Black Heritage Month at LBCC, ASB set up a movie showing of the film, “Black Panther Wakanda Forever” Friday evening in the college center located in the E building.
The event started a little after six and was met with a crowd of students, family, friends and locals of the Long Beach area.
Food and beverages from local vendors such as popcorn, pizza and macaroni were provided and enjoyed. The line was continuous all night.
Student Activity Organizer, Kim Hamon said it was an “easy, unanimous decision” choosing a film for the event. The film, as the first Marvel superhero with a predominantly Black cast, drew in a crowd.
“The committee wanted to have sequential events after this movie screening around marginalized communities and inner group conflict especially because of the themes of the movie,” Hamon said to connect it to this month’s Black Heritage month.
She added that the goal of the institution was to have a movie screening that many can relate to.
Fellow Viking and attendant, Xa’ Neyang thought the movie was perfect, “it was a great representation of Black Heritage Month as it is a nonoffensive movie.” said Neyang.
“We did a showing of Spider-man last year and the crowd was less than 30. Today we’re pulling chairs to get more seats,” said ASB Vice President Abi Israel.
“We were very overjoyed and happy with the results and turnout from the movie night event,” Israel said, “we (ASB) have plans on keeping the movie night events going once a month this semester.”
First-semester student and culinary arts major Leo Cepeda, shared that his interest in Marvel movies and hearing about the food led him to attend the event.
“This is my first event as a student here. I’m a big fan of the Black Panther comics and enjoyed the first movie. I’d first seen the movie in theaters and it was emotional and heart-touching, a movie worth rewatching” Capeda said.
As Black History Month continues, LBCC will be hosting more events that students are welcome to attend.