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Riri Williams, a black woman, will replace Tony Stark as the new civilian behind the Iron Man suit in the Iron Man series. (Courtesy of Marvel)

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Marvel&#039;s black, female Iron Man should only be first step to greater diversity - Daily Bruin

Marvel&#8217;s black, female Iron Man should only be first step to greater diversity

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Marvel Comics has created thousands of leotard-clad heroes, but most fans probably can’t name five superheroes of color in Marvel’s vast cast of characters. On Wednesday, Marvel announced that the Iron Man characterwill be taken over by a new character, Riri Williams.

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Marvel’s black, female Iron Man should only be first step to greater diversity

By Nate Nickolai

July 10, 2016 8:58 p.m.