The Black History Month event highlights the work of Black comic book creators and the importance of representation in media ...

By the time the girl was admitted to hospital, her hair was brittle, her skin flaking, and she was so malnourished that doctors said she was at risk of cardiac arrest and death.

Frustrated with the absence of positive representations of Black people in art, John Wilson responded by providing images of Black dignity while addressing the painful realities of racial prejudice.

The lives of James Hanover Thompson and David "Fuzzy" Simpson were forever changed, destroying their childhood innocence.

With art oftentimes imitating life, many popular television series became platforms to explore, educate and inform on the ...

The Eddie Eagle cartoon, produced by the National Rifle Association in the late 1980s, is being used in Cleveland, Akron and ...

Enslaved griots were the originators of the tales of Bre’r Rabbit, sharing adapted West African fables after long days working. "This is Black history," says one historian.

In his second collection, ‘Loud & Smart & in Color’ (Silver Sprocket, Feb.), the cartoonist and his signature animal avatar return with a collection that toggles between absurd and the mundane—this ...

After the preschool years, kids still like cartoons, but they want something more complex than straightforward messages about friendship and sharing. They like a bit of conflict, some bad guys (who ...

In cartoons, glasses often reflect the character’s thoughtful, introspective nature or quirky characteristics. Discover ...

Alexander studied at the University of Pennsylvania, earning her Ph.D. in economics in 1921, becoming the first Black woman ...