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'Sampa the Great' on the Impact 'Black Panther' Had on Her Life · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. Black Panther to Wakonda
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Speaker 1: Forever arrives in theaters today, the follow up to the
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Speaker 1: groundbreaking first film that was heralded for its representation and
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Speaker 1: celebration of African culture in a way no superhero film
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Speaker 1: and a few Hollywood films at all had ever done.
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Speaker 1: If you've seen the trailer for the new film, it
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Speaker 1: features an inspiring, uplifting song called Never Forget by Sampa
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Speaker 1: the Great a Zambie and MC, who was deeply honored
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Speaker 1: to be involved with the sequel after being so moved
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Speaker 1: by the first film as an African woman and witnessing
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Speaker 1: her culture and language celebrated on such a global level.
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Speaker 1: We were seeing superheroes that looked like us, that had
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Speaker 1: stories like ours and accents like us that were being
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Speaker 1: celebrated around the world. It was huge, and I just
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Speaker 1: think to be involved in any way to me, is
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Speaker 1: such a dream come true. Black Panther Wakonda Forever in
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Speaker 1: theaters and Sampa's single Never Forget is out now. That's
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Speaker 1: direct from Hollywood.