Image Source: Everett Collection [1]
To say that people are excited for Black Panther [2] would be an understatement — Marvel's upcoming superhero film, starring Chadwick Boseman and Lupita Nyong'o [3], isn't even in theaters yet and it's already smashing movie ticket presale records [4] left and right. That being said, it's obvious that no one is more thrilled about seeing the legendary Black Panther in action than the students of Ron Clark Academy [5].
When the kids at the Atlanta middle school were told they'd all get to go see Black Panther together after a day spent learning about African culture, they immediately started cheering and dancing. If you don't tear up just a little bit while watching their unabashed, enthusiastic joy, I can only assume you were born without tear ducts.
"The students just found out we are all going to see BLACK PANTHER!" Wade King, a teacher and director of curriculum and instruction at Ron Clark, captioned the video of his students on Twitter. "We will have a day of cultural classes, African dancers, historical lessons, and then we will all go see the film! Turn up!!!!"
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The students just found out we are all going to see BLACK PANTHER! We will have a day of cultural classes, African dancers, historical lessons and then we will all go see the film! Turn up!!!! @ronclarkacademy [7] @chadwickboseman [8] #tlhanna [9] pic.twitter.com/oUhWse5ghr [10]
— Wade King (@WadeKing7) February 2, 2018 [11]
See what I mean? Happy tears all around.
King wasn't the only person from the school to share a video of the outburst of celebrations, either. Founder Ron Clark himself — whom you might have heard of given the school's previous viral videos and the $5 million donation they received from Oprah [12] in 2017 — also posted footage of the kids' reaction to the exciting announcement.
The moment all of our students found out we are all going to see #blackpanther [13] together! pic.twitter.com/Fc8Ohuro4X [14]
— Ron Clark (@ronclarkacademy) February 2, 2018 [15]
If you didn't understand the phrase "representation matters" before, I hope you do now.