Editor's Note: Read part 1 here. Born to an interracial couple on Valentine’s Day 1912 in Valhalla, New York, Oliver Wendell Harrington possessed a natural talent for drawing. He would hone his gift by studying at the National Academy of Design and New York University, and Yale University School...
black history month 2022
Tech and Equipment Created By 3 Black Inventors That Shaped the World
African-Americans have provided numerous contributions to society that helped create the world that we know today. For a long time though, they were not given the credit that they were due because of biases held against them. But, in recent times, people are starting...
The Forgotten Forerunners of Black Comics: Part I – Orrin C Evans
In 1993, talented African-American comic book creators Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Michael Davis, and Derek T Dingle founded the venerated and lauded Milestone Media imprint. They planned to create comics that highlighted and promoted underrepresented minorities –...
Virtuous Con 2022 features Hollywood lineup for Black History Month virtual convention
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE[WASHINGTON, D.C.] February 1, 2021, Virtuous Con, the virtual comic book, fantasy, andsci-fi convention, returns February 12 -13, 2022 from 11amET-7pmET with Virtuous Con:Black History Month 2022. Accessible through the Virtuous Con website, the...
