{"id":4774,"date":"2018-09-13T12:04:35","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T16:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/?page_id=4774"},"modified":"2024-06-13T16:08:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T20:08:00","slug":"afro-pop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/exhibits\/afro-pop\/","title":{"rendered":"Afro Pop!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">September 25, 2018 \u2013 February 16, 2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4775 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/88\/2018\/09\/Afro-Pop-2-webx-300sq.jpg\" alt=\"Wrist Knives\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/88\/2018\/09\/Afro-Pop-2-webx-300sq.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/88\/2018\/09\/Afro-Pop-2-webx-300sq-170x170.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">American pop culture has had a recent fascination with African cultural objects. &nbsp;The record-breaking movie <em>Black Panther<\/em> was celebrated for its unique costumes and set designs. &nbsp;Many of the movie props on screen were inspired by real-life clothes, jewelry, weapons, and tools used by African societies.&nbsp; Similarly, the bestselling YA novel <em>Children of Blood and Bone<\/em>, Jimmy Fallon\u2019s first selection for the Tonight Show Book Club, also leans heavily on African influences.&nbsp; The fantasy world of Or\u00efsha is full of references to Yoruba religious practices. 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