Month: August 2020

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+ addie mae collins, carole robertson, Cynthia Graham Hurd, cynthia wesley, denise mcnair, Depayne Middleton-Doctor, Ethel Lee Lance, freedom riders, harriet jacobs, ida b wells, john lewis, jonathan jefferson, kenosha, Myra Thompson, Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney, Rev. Daniel Simmons,, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, Susie Jackson, Tywanza Sanders

“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”

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“The ill-conceived protests cannot be presented with the sensible way of presenting a grievance.” Where did this quote come from? It came, slightly altered, from a 1963 newspaper article condemning the March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom, the event where Martin Luther King, Jr delivered his famous “I Have A Dream Speech.” You know, the one where he says that he dreams that … Read More “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”

+ jim demonakos, mark long, nate powell, texas state university, the silence of our friends

“The Silence of Our Friends”: The Past is Not Past

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Recently, I reread Mark Long, Jim Demonakos, and Nate Powell’s The Silence of Our Friends, a graphic novel that tells the story of the events at Texas State University in 1967 and 1968, events that would become known as the TSU Riot even though a more apt label, as Black Past puts it, would be a “police riot.” While the novel tells the story … Read More “The Silence of Our Friends”: The Past is Not Past

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+ an appeal to the colored citizens of the world, comics, david f walker, david walker, dc comics, image comics, marvel comics, Pedagogy, syllabus

500th Post: David F. Walker Syllabus

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For a while I have been thinking about a syllabus based on the work of David F. Walker. Recently, I was spurred on to work up a tentative syllabus through a discussion online, and as such, this is what I present to you today. This syllabus is in not way complete. However, it is meant to serve as an introduction to the ways to … Read More 500th Post: David F. Walker Syllabus

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+ comics, incognegro, mat johnson, superhero, warren pleece

Subverting the Superhero in Mat Johnson and Warren Pleece’s “Incognegro”

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Last post, I started writing about Zane Pinchback’s transformation into Incognegro in Mat Johnson and Warren Pleece’s graphic novel. Specifically, I focused on Zane looking in the mirror and having the haunting specters of the past superimposed over his reflection in the mirror. Today, I want to continue this discussion by looking at the rest of this seen, notably the next panel where the … Read More Subverting the Superhero in Mat Johnson and Warren Pleece’s “Incognegro”

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+ ahmaud arbery, breonna taylor, cannon hinnant, george floyd, jonathan jefferson

Two Individuals, Two Narratives

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On the night of August 8, Bossier City Police officers in Louisiana responded to a domestic disturbance call. When they arrived, they encountered 34-year-old Jonathan Jefferson, a Black man who, since the age of 21, struggled with being bipolar and having schizophrenia. Jonathan came out of the house. His relatives say he had a knife in his hands before police arrived, but they were … Read More Two Individuals, Two Narratives

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