# @ncstate on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMMAVgRMwl3
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32414477-ncstate-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/073d37d8b4.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-07-16T23:48:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NC State University (@NCState) — https://gondola.cc/NCState

## Caption

Every Friday night, @ncstateced alumnus David Washington watches an action movie with his family. But he quickly got tired of rarely seeing protagonists that represent people of color. 🎬🦸🏾

“Every child deserves to see themselves in their heroes,” he said. So David turned to a medium he never expected: comic books. Now, he’s the author of “Black Defender: The Awakening.”

🏆 Since its release, “Black Defender” has received a Best Indie Book Award and was nominated for an @naacp Image Award.

🔗 Read his conversation with #NCStateMag at the link in our bio.

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- **Views:** 1,281
- **Likes:** 660
- **Shares:** 73
- **Comments:** 5

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