Edited by Azizi Powell
Latest update: January 17, 2020
This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series on the saying "Wakanda Forever" or the use of the word "Wakanda" with or without the "Wakanda Forever" gesture (salute).
Part I presents a compilation of examples of the "Wakanda Forever" saying or the use of the word "Wakanda" (with or without the "Wakanda Forever" salute) from discussion threads for various YouTube videos that aren't related to the "Black Panther" movie or Black Panther dance challenges.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/07/what-wakanda-forever-saying-and-gesture.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. Part II presents background about the "Wakanda Forever" saying and gesture.
Part II also explores the meaning/s of the "Wakanda Forever" saying or the use of the word "Wakanda" in comments, tags, or screen names really mean (with or without the "Wakanda Forever" gesture/salute.)
A video clip of three Black Panther actors/actresses explaining and demonstrating the Wakanda forever salute is featured in Part II of this pancocojams series.
The content of this post is presented for socio-cultural and linguistic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are associated with the 2018 Black Panther movie. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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Click
http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/02/video-examples-of-comments-about-black.html for the 2018 pancocojams post entitled "Video Examples Of & Comments About The Black Panther Movie's "Secret Handshake" & "Wakanda Forever" Salute". A few comments from that post are given in Source #1 of this post.
Additional pancocojams posts about the Black Panther movie can be accessed by clicking the Black Panther tag below.
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A COMPILATION OF ONLINE "WAKANDA FOREVER" OR "WAKANDA" COMMENTS (WITH OR WITHOUT THE "WAKANDA FOREVER" GESTURE)
Pancocojams Editor's Note
I've come across many more online examples of comments that only consists of the words "Wakanda Forever" or the word "Wakanda" with or without the "Wakanda Forever" gesture from discussion threads that aren't directly connected with the 2018 Black Panther movie or the dance challenges that sprung up in honor of that movie. However, I didn't begin to document all of those examples until fairly recently.
These examples are given in no particular order. Numbers are assigned to these examples for referencing purposes only.
Note that the discussion thread comments that are given as Source #1 are the only ones that aren't from YouTube discussion threads. The original commenter for that discussion thread references the nation of Canada.
The videos whose discussion threads are quoted in this post are about performing artists, athletes, or a specific population from these nations:
Source #1: Black panther salute, filmed in Toronto, Canada
Source #2. South Africa
Source #3: South Africa
Source #4: the United States
Source #5: South Africa
Source #6: Zambia
Source #7: Nigeria
Source #8: the United States
Source #9: Zambia
Source #10: India
Source #11- African dance [mixed with some Jamaican moves] filmed in Paris, France
Source #12- South Africa
Source: #13 -Nigeria
Source: #14 - Uganda
Source #15- Kenya
However, the commenters who are quoted may be from any nation throughout the world.
Source #1
From https://www.resetera.com/threads/black-people-in-toronto-are-doing-the-black-panther-greeting.24341/ "Black People in Toronto are doing the Black Panther greeting..."
[All of the comments from this non-YouTube discussion thread are from Feb 19, 2018.]
1. BlackFyre,
"We are the most culturally diverse city on the planet and I saw people doing the Black Panther / Wakanda greeting in downtown Toronto yesterday. Saw it at a mall and at a restaurant.
I think it's awesome!!!!!"
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From https://www.resetera.com/threads/black-people-in-toronto-are-doing-the-black-panther-greeting.24341/page-3
2. Cuburger
"Man, people are so down on this for coming from a comic book movie or being trendy or being nerdy or being lame or whatever, but the film has already become a legit cultural phenomenon and this is practically people celebrating this shared moment of positivity with a gesture that is kind of cool. Let people have their fun."
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3. y2dvd
"I've seen it done irl a few times already. I love it!"
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"irl" = in real life
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4. T'Challa Shakur
"Bruh...every black person I know is doing it."
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Note that this commenter's screen name combines the name of the Black Panther character with the last name of the very well respected Hip Hop artist Tupac.
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From https://www.resetera.com/threads/black-people-in-toronto-are-doing-the-black-panther-greeting.24341/page-5
5. Bowling Pin
..." I do think the Wakandan greeting can gain traction since it's a simple enough gesture, from an extremely popular movie, to actually catch on with people. We did it a few times yesterday with the group from work I went with, and it didn't feel corny, so...
WAKANDA FOREVER
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The bold font was originally used in that comment.
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Source #2:
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhgb60Qsjrs
Miriam Makeba - Click Song (Qongqothwane) (Live)
Miriam Makeba Official Channel, Published on Feb 6, 2015
Professor X, June 2019
"Wakanda forever"
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Source #3
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU6vQCfGIPg
Passion Drives Us - "Vele Kunzima"
Official Passion Drives Us _ South Africa, Published on Apr 17, 2019
Samantha Jacobs, July 2019
"WAKANDA beautiful holy melodies are these😍😍😍😭😭the chills"
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Source #4
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjiGBpdmk_I
Black sounding" names and their surprising history
Say It Loud, Published on Jun 27, 2019
[Pancocojams Editor's description: From 6:35-6:50 in this video there's a skit of one of the women who hosts this vlog playing the role of a pregnant Black woman who is reading suggested names for her baby that she pulls one by one out of a large pretend baby bottle.]
“Ooh! Malik Sayid Akan. [raised left fist up below her shoulder and says] "That’s powerful. Giving me Black melinated kings." [continued reading names] "Amala, Aniyah. Giving me regal African princess vibes. Wakanda."
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Source #5
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W319s4Tvp9Y
Siki Jo-An – ‘The Click Song' | Blind Audition | The Voice SA: Season 3 | M-Net
The Voice South Africa, Published on Feb 10, 2019
1. kwanimu kwanimu, 2019
"Wakanda 4eva"
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2. Aummani Music ent, 2019
"Wakanda forever"
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3. Arnulfo Alvarez, 2019
"Wakanda"
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This is only a few examples of “Wakanda Forever” in this discussion thread. A couple of people wrote that IsiXhosa was the African language that was used in the Black Panther movie which may at least in part account for these comments. For example,
Jonathan, 2019
"Remember the language spoken in Wakanda? This is it--isiXhosa."
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Source #6
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2lvgKDpiSA
Sampa the Great – Final Form (Official Video)
Sampa The Great, Published on Jun 5, 2019
Evert Taihuttu, 2019
"Instant Classic!! X Wakanda Forever X Peace from London!"
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Source #7
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puV5jZcTzJI
Yemi Alade - How I Feel (Official Video)
Yemi Alade, Published on Jun 15, 2018
LovelyGgg1 L, 2018
"WAKANDA FOREVER
I WAS DANCIN
MY JALLOF BE GOOD"
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Source: #8
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq8eyCn2YZI&t=2s
Wakanda Salute Medley
Anil Yossundara, Published on Mar 13, 2018
Black Athletes using "Wakanda Forever" Salute to celebrate victories
1. Saif Ali Khan, 2018
"This symbol is so cool.
Wakanda Forever.
That’s what happens when a movie makes worldwide effect"
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2. MsFireflygurl, 2018
"Lol this white guy at the corner store near my house did this to me when I was walking up to purchase my things and then before I left he was like, "Wakanda forever" and I was so taken aback. I didn't know if I should've done it back or what. It so was weird! 😂😂"
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The commenter has a screen photograph of a Black woman.
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3. Kewin Antony, 2018
"I'm an Indian.... Love it! "WAKANDA FOREVER""
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4. S Mongoe, 2018
"Love for my People...#Wakanda"
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5. 12 34, 2018
"Wakanda forever my brutha"
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Source #9
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDubhAKSeB0
Sampa The Great - Energy (feat. Nadeem Din-Gabisi)
Sampa The Great, Published on Nov 29, 2018
Eric Hahn, 2019
"Wakanda forever!
As a white dude I’m really felling this song the way art culture and Soul blend is 5 stars!"
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Source #10
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T0kHqa-hVU
Siddis (African Indian) Wedding Party In Jamnagar and in Talala, Gujarat, India
visualpoet1, Published on Nov 17, 2018
1. Wakanda Forever, 2019
"OUR BANTU AFRICANS WHO MIGRATED TO INDIA. we love you. From Tanzania"
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Source #11
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb8ff55u5zA
Musique et dance, published by Jose Salazar, Apr 20, 2018
1. Juan Ayala, 2019
"Long live wakanda lol"
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Source #12
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W319s4Tvp9Y
Siki Jo-An – ‘The Click Song' | Blind Audition | The Voice SA: Season 3 | M-Net
The Voice South Africa, Published on Feb 10, 2019
1. kwanimu kwanimu, 2019
"Wakanda 4eva"
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2. Aummani Music ent, 2019
"Wakanda forever"
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3. Arnulfo Alvarez, 2019
"Wakanda"
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4. Jonathan, 2019
"Remember the language spoken in Wakanda? This is it--isiXhosa."
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Source: #13
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecl8Aod0Tl0
Burna Boy - On The Low (Official Video), published by Burna Boy, Nov 16, 2018
Prince Mohd, 2020
1. "Africa Stand Up ✊🏾💯🏁 #2020💙 #WakandaForever🙌🏾 @BurnaBoy ✌🏾"
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Source #14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jECyKs-l1ok Mpalampalampa by Racheal M; published by Racheal M., Jan 15, 2018
1. Queen Ruth, 2019
"Wakanda/Wakaliga forever"
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According to Wikipedia, Wakaliga is a poor area in Kampala, Uganda.
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2. MHD cmd, 2018
"Instruments the band is using is way too advance. Straight out of wakanda lol..the comical elements of music video is off the chain"
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This comment is facetious as the instruments that the children used in this video are homemade and Wakanda is depicted as a highly advanced futuristic nation.
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Source #15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqDde7uCOaM&feature=emb_logo "Just Dance 2020 presents MA ITŪ by Stella Mwangi | Official Music Video |" Ubisoft [US]
1. bolenho, 2019
"Omg wakanda vibes :0"
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2. Kelvin Juárez, 2019
"Wakanda 4ever"
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This concludes Part I of this two part pancocojams series.
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