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Winston Duke is EVERYTHING! 
By Raffy ErmacFebruary 22 2018 / 5:43 PM
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Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel. 
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This is Winston Duke.
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He’s a 31-year-old actor from Trinidad and Tobago, and one of the breakout stars in Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster film Black Panther. (He plays M’Baku, leader of the Jabari tribe.)
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Besides his talent for acting, the Yale alumni is also making headlines because people on the internet can’t seem to stop themselves from swooning for him.
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(Can you really blame them, though?)
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Here’s a small taste of how the internet has been responding to Winston Duke’s greatness:
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The thirst is real, y’all…

        
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