Video games, Blackness, and the South: The Procedural Antiracist Praxis of Mafia III.

The article focuses on how Mafia III uses its narrative, setting, and player-avatar mechanics to explore Black identity and enact a procedural antiracist praxis in a fictionalized Southern US context. Topics include the representation of Black protagonists in mainstream games, the pedagogical power of video games through procedural rhetoric, and the game's critique of systemic racism both regionally and nationally.