A BCU critic makes the case that honest reviews build trust, not sabotage the Black Comix movement, and names the real obstacle: fear.
Reviews Aren’t Killing the Black Comix Movement, Fear Is
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Essays and Critiques
Blerd Consciousness: Mapping the Third Space between Blackness and Nerd Culture
In this essay, a “forebear” of the Blerd movement reflects on the evolution of Black nerd identity—from the 2016 struggle for Black-owned narratives to the modern, anime-fueled explosion of Dreamcon.
Black Comics and the Tipping Point Part 1: White Flight in the Comic Book Industry
The magic third is the ultimate tipping point. As explained in Gladwell’s book, you see it everywhere: Ivy League schools, corporate board rooms as well as real estate. You can also see it in comics.
Christopher Priest’s “White Panther” Brings Race, Rhetoric and Resentment
Doesn't Matter if You're Black or White "It don't matter if you're Black or White," Michael Jackson brazenly crooned as a whimsical romanticized integrationist fantasy. A hallucinogenic melody that imagines a world where "color blindness" is the panacea for racial...