Ray Billingsley is an American cartoonist, the creator of the comic strip Curtis, which is distributed by King Features Syndicate and printed in more than 250 newspapers nationwide. Billingsley was born in Wake Forest, North Carolina in 1957, and raised there in his earliest years. Later, his family moved to Harlem, in New York City. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Notable Black Cartoonists
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Wednesday Open Thread: Notable Black Cartoonists
Chester Commodore (August 22, 1914 – April 10, 2004) was an African-American cartoonist, both of political cartoons and comic strips. Born in Racine, Wisconsin, Commodore was always interested in drawing. His parents and sisters moved to Chicago in 1923, but Chester and his older brother stayed in Racine with his maternal grandmother in her boarding house until he moved to … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Notable Black Cartoonists
Monday Open Thread: Notable Black Cartoonists
Jackie Ormes (1911-1985), creator of several popular comic strips in the 1930s–1950s, was the first female, African American syndicated cartoonist. In a male-dominated industry, Jackie captured a national audience with her fashionable and opinionated characters. … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Notable Black Cartoonists
Saturday Open Thread: African-American Screenwriters
Gina Prince-Bythewood (born Gina Maria Prince; June 10, 1969) is an American film director and screenwriter. She is known for directing and producing the films Disappearing Acts (2000) and Love & Basketball (2000), The Secret Life of Bees (2008), and Beyond the Lights (2014). Prince-Bythewood was adopted by Bob Prince, a computer programmer, and Maria Prince, a nurse … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American Screenwriters
Friday Open Thread: African-American Screenwriters
Justin Simien (born 7 May 1983) is an American filmmaker, actor, and author. His first feature film, Dear White People, won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.[ Simien has also been named to Variety's 2013 "10 Directors to Watch" list.[ … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African-American Screenwriters