By LaMaiya Wright
If I was writing a spy novel, my opening scene would be classic and traditional of a spy film. I would have the leading black woman tied up in a dark interrogation room. She would be being interrogated by white male government officials about a recent explosion at a Russian embassy. Suddenly, there will be a knock at the door and another white official whispers a development in the story to the other officials. While the men backs were turned, the lead managed to get herself out of the rope she was tied up in and she fights and defeats all of the men that try to restrain her. As she is running out of the police station she pulls out her cell phone and dials a number. Just as she reaches outside, she pulls out a device that with a click of a button, blows up the entire police station. At the closing of the opening scene, the lead tells the person on the other end of the phone, “it’s finished.”
If not already obvious, I would want this opening scene to communicate that this black woman lead is a force to reckon with. She is a black woman that is known to give white men a run for their money and leave them a broken arm while she’s at it. She is not dangerous unless provoked and she is unmoved by threats. This character exudes what a modern-day superwoman should be.
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