blackfolksmakingcomics: comicsalliance: Outrage Deferred: On The Lack Of Black Writers In The Comic Book Industry By Joseph Hughes, Editor-in-Chief This is the first week of Black History Month, a four week celebration and remembrance of the significant events and people of the African diaspora. For many, myself included, it’s a month to reflect on where we’ve been, as a people and as a nation, and to contemplate exactly where it is we’re going. In terms of the comic industry, an obvious interest and passion of mine, there is one glaring and sobering fact that needs our attention: There is currently not a single black writer working on a monthly series for either of the two biggest comic book publishers in the United States, and precious few working for any of the others.And yet, this fact has hardly been discussed recently, in the way some other diversity issues are. So what happened, exactly? Why is it that we no longer seem to care about this as much as we once did? Where has our outrage gone?Read more. Please read this article. And, as always, don’t let some comments drive you mad. That’s what these trolls want you to do. Don’t give ‘em the satisfaction. View high resolution

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Outrage Deferred: On The Lack Of Black Writers In The Comic Book Industry

By Joseph Hughes, Editor-in-Chief

This is the first week of Black History Month, a four week celebration and remembrance of the significant events and people of the African diaspora. For many, myself included, it’s a month to reflect on where we’ve been, as a people and as a nation, and to contemplate exactly where it is we’re going. In terms of the comic industry, an obvious interest and passion of mine, there is one glaring and sobering fact that needs our attention: There is currently not a single black writer working on a monthly series for either of the two biggest comic book publishers in the United States, and precious few working for any of the others.

And yet, this fact has hardly been discussed recently, in the way some other diversity issues are. So what happened, exactly? Why is it that we no longer seem to care about this as much as we once did? Where has our outrage gone?

Read more.

Please read this article.

And, as always, don’t let some comments drive you mad. That’s what these trolls want you to do. Don’t give ‘em the satisfaction.

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    We NEED more voices in the comic industry. It can’t ALL be white dudes with girlfriends in fridges. At this point, it’s...
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    This shit needs to change.
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    I love the industry but this disappointed me.