I read “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas a few months ago, and heard there would be a prequel coming out this year. “The Hate U Give” follows Starr, a Black teenager who witnesses her friend (who is also Black) be killed by a white police officer. The story is powerful and passionate, and... Continue Reading →
Black History Month Graphic Novels Vividly Illustrate Challenges and Triumphs
Octavia Butler’s novel Kindred was adapted by Damian Duffy and John Jennings into graphic novel format in 2017. Dana, an African-American woman in 1976, finds herself physically pulled into the year 1815. She saves the life of a white child, Rufus Weylin, and is quickly jolted back to 1976 when she is nearly shot by... Continue Reading →