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The Blacker the Ink
by John Jennings • Craig Fischer • Frances Gateward • Rebecca Wanzo • William Lafi Youmans • Kinohi Nishikawa • Blair Davis • Nancy Goldstein • Daniel F. Yezbick • Sally Mcwilliams • James J. Zeigler • Qiana Whitted • Reynaldo Anderson • Hershini Bhana Young • Robin Means Coleman • Patrick F. Walter • Consuela Francis • Andre CarringtonWhen many think of comic books the first thing that comes to mind are caped crusaders and spandex-wearing super-heroes. Perhaps, inevitably, these images are of white men (and more rarely, women). It was not until the 1970s that African American superheroes such as Luke Cage, Blade, and others emerg... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present
From King Kong to Candyman, the boundary-pushing genre of the horror film has always been a site for provocative explorations of race in American popular culture. In Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from 1890's to Present, Robin R. Means Coleman traces the history of notable characteriz... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
Say It Loud!: African American Audiences, Media and Identity
First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2002 -
African American Viewers and the Black Situation Comedy: Situating Racial Humor (Studies in African American History and Culture)
Providing new insight into key debates over race and representation in the media, this ethnographic study explores the ways in which African Americans have been depicted in Black situation comedies-from 1950's Beulah to contemporary series like Martin and Living Single.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2000