Horror has always been my favorite genre. As a kid, I wanted so badly to see more horror stories that centered on Black characters where they were main… not the sidekick or supporting characters on the side or the first victims, etc. These past few years, I’ve been excited to see the various...
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ECBACC 24: A Comic Con for Creators, Not Corporations
By Jeff Carroll – Writer, Filmmaker, Comic Book Creator Comic Cons are changing. More and more, they’re becoming big cosplay parties filled with toys, trinkets, and walls of Funko Pops. The days of meeting indie creators with original ideas—stories that may never make...
The Future Looks Black – DC Comics’ 10 year Stride Towards New Black Superheroes
“……..the future definitely looks Black for DC as they continue to stumble and progress towards more diversity”
Why Monica Rambeau Matters.
“,,,,,I want to talk now about what they’ve done with Monica Rambeau”
What Got Me Through 2020, Part 2
“Here’s to hoping and believing 2021 will be an amazing year.”
What Got Me Through (December) 2020: Pokémon
Pokémon helps one writer to deal with 2020.
So Mother is White Supremacy, Right?
“While the show is not ostensibly about race, but rather the survival of an “endangered” species, as a viewing experience, it does not exist in a vacuum.”
“Arrow-versity”- A Look at Inclusivity & Diversity in the CW Superhero TV Shows: Part 2
Check out part 2 of our “Arrow-versity” series.
Radical Black Re-Imaginings: Afrofuturism and Community Work
“The hope inspired by Afrofuturism keeps us from despair but in order to create radical change we have to be able to envision it. “
“Arrow-versity” A Look at Inclusivity & Diversity in the CW Superhero TV Shows
…….I’d like to reflect on its collective strides towards inclusivity and representation of mainly Nubian actors/actresses…….
A Montage of Black Folks Kicking Racist Butt
“I’d be lying though if I didn’t say that seeing the murder of black folks on repeat hasn’t been messing with my mental state.”
Missives from the Nebula: ‘Quarantine!’
“The Second lesson is that the Black Indie Comics industry is great, and I am proud to be a member of the gang”
Castlevania/ Season 3: Isaac’s Bloodlust is Challenged by the Captain
“It should then be a reasonable ask to have that same complexity be given to the black characters in the show.”
Missives from the Nebula: ‘Looking for The Perfect Beat’
“I was taught a valuable lesson that day about not judging someone by their appearance or occupation.”
Missives from the Nebula: ‘From Here to the Legion’
“Comics and superheroes can be life-altering in ways that one can never expect”
Rep. Cummings, HBO’s ‘Watchmen’, and How Black Creatives Can Battle Erasure
“All of it speaks to the idea that history is shaped by powerful storytellers, and reinforces the idea that Black creatives should continue to recount Black American history”
The Making of a Black Superhero: From the Background
A sci-fi/ fantasy author gives her 1st hand account of acting in some of the biggest black speculative films/ tv series.
Dragon Ball Z & Racism
Check out this discussion about Dragon Ball Z and its problematic handling of race over the years, via YouTube channel, Get In The Robot, and actor, writer, self-professed anime fan, and comedian Yedoye Travis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AEQJZ_BzJk
A Time Traveller’s (R)evolution Journey to a Cosmic Explosion of Self-Revelation
Check out our latest Women’s History Month Op-ED.
Reign Of The Black Supermen
“Maybe we don’t need a “Black” Superman, but at the same time, that does not mean we stop trying and looking for one.”
Gun Violence in the Gaming Community
“Gun violence will happen again. A mass shooting will occur again. The numbers continue to grow every year. It is time for people to rise and say that enough is enough.”