-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Black Comics: 'We Don't All Draw Alike' Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:59:58 -0800 (PST) From: Susan Smith Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:
*Black Comics: 'We Don't All Draw Alike'* ** Eleven comics held a demonstration this weekend to show the lack of diversity in the comics section in Sunday newspapers. They each drew their own version of the same comic strip to show that each Black comic has a different perspective. The idea was inspired by Corey Thomas, creator of "Watch Your Head," a comic strip about a group of Black friends in college. While Thomas says that it's hard for any new cartoonist to break into an industry where "real estate is shrinking," he notes that struggle can be harder for Black cartoonists. "When grouping together cartoons based on theme, a lot of people group together Black strips with Black being considered the theme, when that is not a theme at all--the Black strips are as diverse as any other strip," Thomas told National Public Radio <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18854845>. They aligned the demonstration with the birthday of Black cartoon pioneer Al Harrington. While the group is saying they are not looking for "affirmative action," <http://www.diversityinc.com/public/725.cfm> they say they do want equal footing. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18854845 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
