Episoded 12 - BLK
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It is STILL Black History Month so I felt it was only right to talk about Black cartoon characters or the lack thereof.
_THINGS MENTIONED_
Is it more racist to make a Black character Black because you can or make them Black because it is a story point?
There are more Black make character than Black female characters
Cree Summer basically voicing all of the Black female characters
The Boondocks as a “love letter” to Black culture
Hair Love
Matthew Cherry
Everett Downing
Book of Mojo
Karen Rupert Toliver
Dreaming big
_ANIMATION NEWS_
Hair Love winning the oscar for best animated short
Klaus winning BAFTA for best animated feature film (BAFTA is The British Academy of Film and Television Arts or BAFTA Film Awards essentially the british oscars)
Sonic The Hedgehog surprised us all - 'Sonic the Hedgehog' has the biggest opening weekend ever for a video game movie with $57 million.
"Recess" voice actor and former child actor Jason Davis has died at 35 - he was the voice of Mikey
_ RESOURCES_
How To BLACK: An Analysis of Black Cartoon Characters (feat. ReviewYaLife) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOwhBkoNK0g -
ToonrificTariq - social media
https://www.instagram.com/t00ns.reek/
Is Cartoon Network's Craig of the Creek PANDERING? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWVfw-0qv6c
Kevin Williams - social media
https://twitter.com/AwestruckVox
https://www.instagram.com/awestruckvox
[AUDIO CLIP] SDCC Exclusive: Tyler, the Creator + The Jellies! | The Jellies | Adult Swim - 2017 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFkhzMkrmQE -
[AUDIO CLIP ] Great Big Story Yotuube - She Voiced Characters on Rugrats, Tiny Toons, Atlantis and More - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQRFPDcGXmg
Sony Pictures Animation Names Karen Toliver EVP Creative - https://www.awn.com/news/sony-pictures-animation-names-karen-toliver-evp-creative