African American Cartoon Characters

Funky Turns 40: Black Character Revolution Press Coverage

Review all of the press coverage received to date for the Funky Turns 40: Black Character Revolution Exhibition National Museum Tour.

March 21, 2014 No 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

I Got Six – Schoolhouse Rock

I got six. That’s all there is. Six time one is six, one times six He got six. I put mine with his and

December 7, 2011 No Comments

Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids Cartoon

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids the animated series was created, produced, and hosted by comedian Bill Cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters, including Fat

December 7, 2011 4 Comments

The Brown Hornet Cartoon

Fat Albert and The Cosby Kids was a long-standing Saturday morning cartoon that featured a group of Black adolescents growing up in a Philadelphia neighborhood.

December 7, 2011 No Comments

Hong Kong Phooey Cartoon

Who is this super hero? Sarge? No. Rosemary, the telephone operator? No. Penry, the mild-mannered janitor? Could Be! Hong Kong Phooey, Number One Superguy

December 7, 2011 No Comments

Harlem Globetrotters Cartoon

Harlem Globetrotters (called Harlem Globe Trotters in the opening titles) was a Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera and CBS Productions, featuring animated versions of

December 7, 2011 1 Comment

I Am The Greatest Cartoon

I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali was an animated series featuring heavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali. The short-lived series was broadcast Saturday mornings on NBC, starting

December 7, 2011 2 Comments

Kid Power Cartoon

“Red, yellow, black or white… White, yellow, black or red… It’s up to Kid Power, Kid Power! All the color’s in your head”

December 7, 2011 7 Comments

Black Manta – Black Cartoon Villain

First appearing in “Aquaman” (vol. 1) #35 in 1967, Black Manta was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy, and has since become the Sea

December 7, 2011 No Comments

Berry Gordy and The Jackson 5ive Cartoon

One thing that was really cool about the 70’s was the fact that there were Black cartoons on TV. I love cartoons and every Saturday

December 31, 2010 3 Comments

All New Super Friends Hour – Black Vulcan Cartoon

Black Vulcan was created to add more cultural diversity to the All New Super Friends Hour.

December 31, 2010 No Comments

A Fat Albert Christmas

A Christmas Carol and the Nativity story bringing together the most uber-Christmas tale you could ever tell. It has everything: A mean old Scrooge, a

December 25, 2010 No Comments

The Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Show – Rickety Rocket Cartoon

Rickety Rocket was a segment in The Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Show, about an artificially intelligent space ship created by a group of four Black

November 29, 2010 No Comments

The Hardy Boys Cartoon – Peter Jones

The Hardy Boys cartoon featured the first postive Black character in a Saturday morning cartoon series, who was also the first Black male character and

November 29, 2010 No Comments

Captain Caveman And The Teen Angels Cartoon – Dee Dee Sykes

Captain Caveman’s first and second seasons were originally broadcast as segments on the package shows Scooby’s All-Star Laff-A-Lympics and Scooby’s All-Stars from 1977 to 1979.

November 29, 2010 No Comments

The Space Sentinels Cartoon – Astrea

Astrea was the first Black female superhero featured in a Saturday Morning Cartoon series, the Space Sentinels. Roman mythological figures Hercules and Mercury were joined

November 29, 2010 2 Comments

Tarzan and The Super 7 – Micro Woman And Super Stretch Cartoon

Chris and Christy Cross are Micro Woman and Super Stretch, a fictional, shape-shifting, husband and wife crime fighting team. They were the first Black Superhero duo

November 29, 2010 1 Comment

Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids Comic Book

The character Fat Albert first appeared in Bill Cosby’s stand-up comedy routine “Buck Buck,” as recorded on his 1967 album Revenge. The stories were based

September 17, 2010 2 Comments

The Harlem Globetrotters Comic Book Collection

In April 1972, Gold Key Comics launched a comic adaptation of the Harlem Globetrotters animated series; their first comic book appearance was

September 15, 2010 No Comments

Funky Turns 40: Black Character Revolution Press Coverage

Valerie Smith In Comic Books

I Got Six – Schoolhouse Rock

Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids Cartoon

The Brown Hornet Cartoon

Hong Kong Phooey Cartoon

Harlem Globetrotters Cartoon

I Am The Greatest Cartoon

Kid Power Cartoon

Black Manta – Black Cartoon Villain

Berry Gordy and The Jackson 5ive Cartoon

All New Super Friends Hour – Black Vulcan Cartoon

A Fat Albert Christmas

The Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Show – Rickety Rocket Cartoon

The Hardy Boys Cartoon – Peter Jones

Captain Caveman And The Teen Angels Cartoon – Dee Dee Sykes

The Space Sentinels Cartoon – Astrea

Tarzan and The Super 7 – Micro Woman And Super Stretch Cartoon

Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids Comic Book

The Harlem Globetrotters Comic Book Collection

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