African-American comic strips

Fair Game
The World

Of all the 200 or so comic strips syndicated in US newspapers, only 15 are drawn by African-Americans and feature prominent black characters. And if a paper picks up one of these so-called “black” strips, chances are another one is getting the boot. Darrin Bell is the cartoonist behind Candorville and

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