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People. Black people were just so absent in Science Fiction, and its a blind spot. Black panther was a massive moment in our culture. They thought it was going to make 700 million. But it actually made 1. 3 billion. So, it had a business impact. It had a community impact. It opened up doors. It showed that these kinds of stories, looking at black speculative fiction, looking at black looking at horror was also highly profitable. Scifi is really a conversation about our humanity and mans relationship to technology and exploring other worlds. Its really exciting to know that more blackcentric Sc...

>> that was one of the first times i saw myself in the sci-fi genera. >> after the first season of "star trek," mona king met with michelle nichols. he said, no, you can't quit. >> he said, you have the first non-stereotypical role on television for the world to see. this is not a black role and it's not a female role, and you've got it. >> michelle nichols, her characters, you heard whoopi goldberg. so, it gave us black actors who were in this sci-fi genre. >> i'm glad to hear it. >> i came into "star trek: the next generation," so burton was the primary representation there, jody. >> that is...