July 25, 2011 by Sista ToFunky in Curator's Notes Comic Book Courses or English Literature COLUMBIA, S.C. — It’s Monday morning in a classroom at the University of South Carolina. A
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July 22, 2011 by Sista ToFunky in Curator's Notes Global Graffiti Drawings Graffiti goes global in this third volume of blackbook drawings from writers around the world. Nearly
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June 19, 2011 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks Kool Cats and One Hip Chick Today I ventured to the Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con with three goals in mind. To
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June 17, 2011 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks Billy Dee Williams I had an opportunity to meet Billy Dee Williams at Comic Con in Philly and
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May 20, 2011 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks Tony Walton and The Wiz Emmy, Tony and Oscar winning production, set and costume designer Tony Walton (All That Jazz, Mary
May 15, 2011 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks Disney Legend Floyd Norman Born in Santa Barbara, California, the 75-year-old cartoonist/animator/writer studied illustration at Art Center College of Art
May 15, 2011 by Sista ToFunky in Can't Get Enough Of That Funky Stuff Alabama’s Ghost Circa 1973 The film Alabama’s Ghost defies classification. Is it horror? Is it comedy? Is it sci-fi? Is
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March 3, 2011 by Sista ToFunky in Aesthetic Grooves Black Dynamite Creators Take Movie Into Comic Book World The creators of the 2009 blaxploitation spoof film, “Black Dynamite,” are taking the film to
February 27, 2011 by Sista ToFunky in Kool Cats And Hip Chicks The MOUF Celebrates Black History Our Way – Vol 4 Michael Ray Charles was born in 1967 in Lafayette, Louisiana, and graduated from McNeese State University
February 26, 2011 by c-dub in Funk Legends‚ Funkalicious The Teddy Pendergrass Interview – Part Two https://youtu.be/plPrXnJgmGU My second phoner with Mr. Pendergrass we discussed the success of his last release, his
February 24, 2011 by c-dub in Funkalicious 100 Years of the FUNKIN’ Blues – In Tribute to Robert Johnson Robert Johnson and his music has fascinated blues fans and musicians for more than
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February 22, 2011 by Sista ToFunky in Aesthetic Grooves Dwayne McDuffie Dwayne McDuffie, who wrote comic books for Marvel and DC and co-founded his own publishing company before