Better late than never:

A report in the "Arts, Briefly" column on Nov. 16 about a new Marvel Comics monthly series featuring the superhero Black Panther misstated his ethnicity and cited a precedent incorrectly. While many of his adventures take place in the United States he is African, not African-American. He would not have been the first African-American hero in comics in any case; the Falcon held that distinction.

Because they all look the same, part two in a series.
For The Record [NYT]
Earlier: 'NYT': So Much Cultural Sensitivity, So Little Time

Contact information for this author is not available.