Marvel Studios star Alaqua Cox, who plays Echo, will visit UW-Green Bay for a free event
GREEN BAY - Groundbreaking Marvel Studios star Alaqua Cox will be at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on April 19.
Cox, who is from the Menominee Nation and stars as the title character in the Disney+ and Hulu series “Echo,” will be part of a moderated discussion for a free event celebrating First Nations Education at UWGB.
Limited seats are available for the event from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Phoenix Rooms of the University Union. It will also be available virtually through Microsoft Teams. Guests must RSVP to attend either format.
The 27-year-old Cox has been heralded for bringing deaf and Indigenous representation to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as its first live-action Native American superhero. She was first cast as Maya Lopez, aka Echo, in the 2021 Disney+ series “Hawkeye.” She returned to the role for a five-episode “Echo” spinoff that debuted in January.
“I feel like a role model because I grew up not seeing myself represented on the screen — a deaf, Indigenous amputee,” Cox told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel earlier this year. “Now, there’s more Indigenous and deaf actors."
Kendra Meinert is an entertainment and feature writer at the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Contact her at 920-431-8347 or kmeinert@greenbay.gannett.com. Follow her on X @KendraMeinert.
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