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Meet Marvel’s New Iron Man, Black Teen Genius Riri Williams
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Goodbye for now, Tony Stark. The latest hero to suit up as Iron Man is a 15-year-old black girl—a tech genius and former MIT student named Riri Williams.
Melissa Leon
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Jul. 6 2016
3:00PM EDT
Marvel Comics
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