Category: News

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

Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata Passes Away at 55

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Leslie Uggams Cast as ‘Blind Al’ in Deadpool Movie!

Read at Screenrant.com!

OH MY GOD!

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Leslie Uggams (right) as Kizzy Kinte and Richard Roundtree as Sam Bennett in a promo still from “Alex Haley’s Roots” (1977)

Talking THE WALKING DEAD Season 6 w/Lennie James, Scott M Gimple, Gale Anne Hurd

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“Lennie James” by MR”(O)” from USA – “Lennie James” Jericho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons – https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lennie_James.jpg#/media/File:Lennie_James.jpg

The Harlem Book Fair Begins Tuesday, July 14!

Read at Harlembookfair.com.

(We know. The image says Saturday, July 18. Trust us. Events start Tuesday.)

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South Africans Are Putting Solar Power in Students’ Schoolbags

Read at Atlanta Blackstar.

SDCC: Dark Horse Comics Announces ‘Legend of Korra’ Comic Book Series

Click to read at Comic Book Resources.

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(Source: Flickr – http://www.bagogames.com/legend-korra-review/)

Reddit’s Racist Trolls Are Psyched About CEO Ellen Pao’s Resignation

Co-founder Steve Huffman is taking over

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Comics Creators of Color: Call For Submissions

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Afropunk To Publish Militarist Web Comic ‘When We Were Kings’

Click here to read at Afropunk.com.

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Jada Pinkett Smith Wants to Play Vixen in ‘Suicide Squad 2’

Read at Comic Book Resources.