Drai’s resident rapper and proud Detroit native Big Sean is the latest of many to do the ‘Black Panther Challenge,’ and he took it to new heights! Being no stranger to giving back to his community, Sean arranged for a field trip in partnership with Emagine Theatres to bring 1,000 students from the Detroit Public Schools Community District for a Black Panther screening in Royal Oak. He made a surprise appearance to the students just before the movie started: “I think Black Panther is extraordinary. It’s one of my favorite movies I’ve ever seen,” he told the kids. “I think it’s important for kids, especially Detroit Public School kids, just all kids, to see black superheroes. Because that’s what they are. That’s something that we rarely get to see. I’m not even trying to make it a race thing; I’m just keeping it real though. It’s important to see people of all colors of people being superheroes.” Sean joins fellow Drai’s residents Offset and TIP in surprising hundreds of kids for a special Black Panther screening. Check out Big Sean’s inspiring Instagram post:

There Literally is NOT ONE MOVIE THEATRE IN THE CITY OF DETROIT THAT PLAYS NEW MOVIES, ONLY IN THE SUBURBS!!! Yesterday we took 1,000 kids from a Detroit Public Schools and took them to see Black Panther as a field trip. I think it’s important they see super heroes of all shades and that look like most of them, and support it. I also took that time yesterday to announce I will be opening my own Movie Theatre in the City of Detroit (The Sean Anderson theatre by Emagine @emaginetheatres) because I wanted to show the city and Detroit Public Schools that a kid from DPS that’s the same color as most of them can be a owner and a CEO too and open big business in uncharted territory! This is huge for my city! I wanted to show them face to face that I am opening a theatre just like the one they are sitting in, so they can see Black people being strong and independent and powerful, on and off the screen. I wanted to truly explain how important this is, because the Press releases n sites weren’t understanding the importance of this theatre! THERE CURRENTLY IS NO MOVIE THEATRE IN THE DETROIT THAT PLAYS CURRENT MOVIES. Its overdue for change! MAJOR BOSS UP!

A post shared by BIGSEAN (@bigsean) on Mar 1, 2018 at 11:14am PST

But that’s not all for Big Sean! In partnership with Emagine Theatres, Sean formally announced plans for his Sean Anderson Theatre. From the caption above, Detroit does not have a proper movie theater that plays new films outside of the suburbs, so this is the perfect initiative for Sean to give back to the community in a big way. The 10-12-screen theater is expected to open in 2020. “This is more than a dream come true,” he told reporters. “One of the aspirations if you do something creative, like music or any type of business, is to be an owner in something. So this is one of the first things outside of music that I am actually an owner in.” From all of us here at Drai’s, we want to congratulate Big Sean on this tremendous philanthropic gesture!

You can catch Big Sean’s return to the Drai’s LIVE stage this Saturday, March 3, as well as March 24 for his official birthday celebration!

source: Fox 2 Detroit