Category: Articles, News

News about current and upcoming genre media projects that include people of color. Info about historical projects, as well.

‘Legends Of Tomorrow’: Upcoming Episode Will Center on Young President Barack Obama

LINK: #ActualSuperhero

Astronaut Jeanette Epps, Slated to Be First African-American ISS Crew Member, Unexpectedly Grounded

LINK: To be replaced by Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor

Book Deserts Cut Into Literacy in Low Income Neighborhoods

LINK: “A book desert isn’t a community-created situation.”

The Black Woman’s Tale: Why Margaret Atwood’s Espousal of White Feminist Beliefs Shouldn’t Surprise You

LINK; .@IWriteAllDay_ Breaks It Down

Oscar Nominee Ruth E. Carter: The Designer Behind the Stunning Afro-Futurist ‘Black Panther’ Costumes

LINK: Drawing on the traditional dress of the Maasai, Tuareg, Turkana, Xhosa, Zulu, Suri and Dinka peoples

Behind Universal Fan Con, the Latest (and Most Diverse) Convention Around

LINK: Mehcad Brooks, Kim Chi and Billy Dee Williams are guests set to appear at Universal Fan Con in Baltimore this April

Lupita Nyong’o to Publish a Children’s Book in 2019

LINK: “Sulwe” (Star) Will Confront Colorism From A Child’s Perspective Using Fantastic Realism

Trailer for ‘Psychokinesis’ by ‘Train to Busan’ Director Yeon Sang-ho

LINK: Netflix has picked up the rights

Will the New Season of ‘The Simpsons’ Finally Fix ‘The Problem with Apu’?

LINK: As depicted in comedian Hari Kondabolu’s documentary