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Marvel's Ultimate Spider Man Is Half Black and Half Latino
Yeah thats right Ultimate Spiderman Identity was revealed. The shining face underneath the mask is of a brown complexion. After the Death of Spider Man at the hands of The Green Goblin. A newly...
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‘Girl Code’ Comedian Nicole Byer Fires Back At Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld let everyone know about his thoughts on diversity in comedy, which prompted comedian Nicole Byer to voice her opinions. “YES JERRY YES! FINALLY! Diversity doesn’t matter in comedy or...
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Is it Finally Time to Turn Our Backs on Bill Cosby?
Talk about a slow fall from grace. Two decades ago, The Cosby Show debuted on national TV, vaulting its star, Bill Cosby, into the role of America’s most lovable dad. But look at him now. The...
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Actress Amandla Stenberg’s First Comic Book Comes to Stores in November
Promotional photo for “Niobe: She is Life” The Hunger Games actress, musician and social justice commentator Amandla Stenberg made headlines earlier this year with the video, “Don’t Cash Crop My...
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DC Comics’ Attempt at Producing More Diverse Titles Met With Lukewarm Response
Art from We Are Robin #1 by Lee Bermejo, Jorge Corona, and Khary Randolph DC Comics and Marvel have made it their mission to add diversity to their comic universes this year. Marvel’s “All-New,...
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Marvel Recruits Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates for its New Black Panther Series
Art by Brian Stelfreeze The New York Times reported earlier this week that acclaimed journalist and author, Ta-Nehisi Coates, will write the upcoming Black Panther comics series. The new series will be...
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Joe Robert Cole to Pen Script for Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ Film
Writer and director Joe Robert Cole According to The Wrap, Marvel Studios has tapped screenwriter Joe Robert Cole to write the script for Black Panther. Cole is a relatively young writer-director that...
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Megalyn Echikunwoke Casting as Vixen on ‘Arrow’ Helps Increase Visibility of...
Comic book shared universes are all the rage these days. Marvel shattered the mold but The CW has been building its own shared universe on television through DC Comics characters on its hit show...
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Twitter Flips With Excitement Over Official Announcement that Ryan Coogler...
It’s official: Ryan Coogler will direct Marvel’s Black Panther. In a press release, the movie studio praises the Fruitvale Station and Creed director: “We are fortunate to have such an esteemed...
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South African Artist Diversifies the Superhero Universe with ‘Kwezi’
Loyiso Mkize Since 2000, the cultural zeitgeist worldwide has been dominated by superheroes appearing on the silver screen. However, 2008 was the beginning of the current superhero craze. When Marvel’s...
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Central Africa’s Kiro’o Games Brings the Continent’s Rich History to Life...
Madiba Olivier Cameroonian Madiba Olivier sought out to create Central Africa’s first gaming in 2003. At the time, there were no other video game companies in the region, and getting Kiro’o Games off...
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Kickstarter Campaign for ‘Black’ Graphic Novel Breaks Down Racial Barriers in...
Courtesy of the Creators Comic book creators Kwanza Osajyefo, Tim Smith III, Jamal Igle and Khary Randolph have teamed up to create a new graphic novel that will focus entirely on Black super heroes....
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New ‘Captain America: Civil War’ Trailer Highlights Black Panther’s...
All art by Brian Stelfreeze Marvel has released a new Captain America: Civil War trailer that showcases the Black Panther’s prowess as a fighter in war between heroes. With only two months out from its...
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Marvel’s Newest Black Character Mosaic is Not Your Typical Hero – and That’s...
Marvel Marvel has unveiled their latest comic book character after teasing his debut since April – and he’s Black. Set to debut in the 11th issue of the “Uncanny Inhumans “series, Mosaic is the...
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Genius MIT Black Heroine to Take Over Iron Man Role, White Comic Book Fans in...
Marvel Tony Stark is set to relinquish his Iron Man suit in Marvel’s Civil War II comic series, and a 15-year-old female Black genius will step into the role. Wiz kid Riri Williams comes to Stark’s...
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Fox Green Lights Production on Superhero Drama ‘Black Lightning’ from Mara...
Black Lightning (DC Comics) DC Comics superhero Black Lightning could end up on the small screen. Akil Productions will transform the Black character’s story into a drama for Fox. According to The...
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Marvel Comic Artist Draws Criticism for Oversexualized, Whitewashed Teen Hero
image via twitter.com Comic book fans rejoiced this summer when Marvel announced the Invincible Iron Man series, whose main character is a 15-year-old Black female genius named Riri Williams. The...
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First Black-Owned Comic Book Store Owner on East Coast Honored with Marvel Cover
image via instagram.com Ariell Johnson, the owner of the first Black-owned comic book store on the East Coast, Amalgam Comics and Coffeehouse, started her tradition of comics and coffee long ago. She...
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Marvel VP Claims Sales Are Down Due to Diversity Push, Quickly Walks Back...
David Gabriel’s clarification about Marvel’s sales being affected by diversity didn’t quell Twitter critics. (ICv2) It’s not diversity’s fault after all, according to a Marvel comics executive who...
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