Former supermodel
Tyra Banks stepped out on Tuesday night for the screen ing of the highly anticipated Marvel film
Black Panther, hosted by Cinema Society at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in an all-black ensemble.
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Donning a sheer lace embroidered bell-sleeve dress; Tyra looked ultra chic completing the look with a smoky eye.
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The outfit color choice and African head wrap was purposeful with the cast of the superhero movie being predominately made up of black actors and actresses.
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“This is the moment, we need this. We need this movie right now. It’s not a movie, it’s a movement. It’s a living organism. This is the self-esteem and the boost that my community not just needs right now but deserves,” the 44-year-old icon said when speaking about the significance of the movie.
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Also present for the screening was a long list of high-profile celebrities including Daniel Herrington, Denzel Washington, Whoopi Goldberg, Rev. Al Sharpton, Chris Rock, Stephen Henderson and more.
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Black Panther hits theaters Feb. 16 starring Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Angela Bassett and Michael B. Jordan.
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