Posts Tagged ‘race’
Solidarity?
August 12, 2009
It’s about time. I like this one a lot for a couple of reasons. First off, I feel like I’m finally settling into the style I want for this comic: minimalistic black line work. I’m also pleased with my character design for Chanaya, the African-American friend of Simone, our perpetually outraged leading lady. She is [...]
2009 | Uncategorized | Tags: race, stereotypesComments (0)
Blackbirds Reviewed by SequentialTart.com
August 3, 2009
Blackbirds‘ first major review: so exciting! Please take the time to read it at SequentialTart.com, if you’d be so kind. ^_^ http://sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=6732&issue=2009-08-03 Blackbirds also got a mention over at ComicsGirl.com: take a gander at that as well! ;) Blackbirds is available for sale at IndyPlanet.com! Use the link below, or just visit IndyPlanet.com and search [...]
2009 | Bloggage | Tags: Blackbirds, Comics, gender, life, race, reviews, sequential tartComments (0)
Middle Class Values Don’t Solve Poverty!
August 1, 2009
This is a wonderful critique of our social institutions, particularly the failing tactics they employ against poverty everyday: our educators and welfare providers are under that false impression that the key difference between the lower and middle classes is values. The real difference: money. You’d think the people governing would get that. http://elizabitchez.blogspot.com/2009/07/middle-class-values-dont-solve-poverty.html My one [...]
2009 | Bloggage | Tags: class, education, gender, government, oppression, poverty, race, society, welfareComments (1)
What I’m Working On
May 20, 2009
Cross-posted from my Livejournal. Typed this up for May 18th’s “Shatter the Silence” event for fen of color and allies. Click on the banner below to find out more. :) I have no flowing prose to offer today. I’m much too busy to write an essay or a story. I’m too busy drawing one. I’m [...]
2009 | Bloggage | Tags: Blackbirds, Comics, politics, race, updatesComments (0)
After the Auditions…
March 28, 2009
2009 | Uncategorized | Tags: Comics, media, New York Times, politics, raceComments (2)
SPRING BREAK! WOOHOO! YEAH! BEER!
March 20, 2009
I’m so bored right now. My spring break promises to be pretty uneventful (as always), but thank goodness for RnR! I’m so emotionally drained after enduring 6 months of studying the world’s problems that I don’t even bother lying to people when they ask how I’m doing. People: “How’s it going, Joey?” Me: “*grunt*” People: [...]