Aesthetic Grooves

Coloring The Color Line with Franklin

Like many other venues in 1960s America, the comics page was essentially racially segregated. The diversification of the comics required the mainstream acceptance of Charles

October 13, 2013 No Comments

Franklin can SWIM!!!

In the summer of 1968, Charles Schulz decided not to take the path of least resistance and introduce the world to Franklin, the first and

October 13, 2013 1 Comment

The Lost Comic Strips of Franklin circa 1968

Franklin made his first Peanuts comic strip appearance on August 1, 1968 in a short run of four comic strips which lasted three days. Franklin

October 13, 2013 No Comments

The Overanalyzation of Franklin’s Thanksgiving Feast

Franklin, the sole Black member of the Peanuts ensemble, is sitting all by himself on one side of the table.

October 13, 2013 2 Comments

Valerie Smith In Comic Books

The Museum Of UnCut Funk presents A Josie and The Pussycats Comic Book Retrospective featuring Valerie Smith.

August 31, 2013 No Comments

Corey Pickett

The Museum Of UnCut Funk thanks Corey Pickett for agreeing to showcase his work in Aesthetic Grooves. Corey creates works of art that is consistent

August 12, 2013 No Comments

Minorities in Cartoons: “The New Archies”

Anthony Dean is the owner of Anthony’s Notes. He enjoys writing about media and technology related topics; comics and animation are also hobbies of his. The

August 1, 2013 No Comments

Marcus Kwame Anderson’s Art

His name is Marcus Kwame Anderson. He creates paintings, drawings, comics, music, poems and whatever else moves him. The Museum Of UnCut Funk is inspired

August 1, 2013 No Comments

March: Book One

Legendary American congressman John Lewis, already a hero of America’s civil rights movement, will join the ranks of American superheroes on bookshop shelves as he

July 21, 2013 No Comments

Artistic Tribute To Trayvon Martin

In the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict, I needed time to reflect and to find a way for the Museum Of UnCut Funk to

July 21, 2013 1 Comment

Soyinka I. Ogunbusola

I had the pleasure of meeting Soyinka at this year’s ECBACC event and I invited her to join our Aesthetic Grooves family. I hope you enjoy

June 10, 2013 1 Comment

2013 AfriCoz at ECBACC

Do you know your Black Superheroes? Well, now you have no excuse not to. Welcome to AfriCoz: the first costume and cosplay contest celebrating characters

May 18, 2013 No Comments