Qiana Whitted

Jul 28, 2023 | downthetubes.net | John Freeman |Mora Beauchamp-Byrd |Qiana Whitted |Ian Gordon

Recently published by Rutgers University Press is Desegregating Comics – Debating Blackness in the Golden Age of American Comics, edited by Qiana Whitted. Some comics fans view the American comic industry’s Golden Age (1930s-1950s) as a challenging time when it comes to representations of race, an era when the few Black characters appeared as brutal savages, devious witch doctors, or unintelligible minstrels.

May 12, 2023 | rutgersuniversitypress.org | Qiana Whitted

Description Contents Praise Awards Some comics fans view the industry’s Golden Age (1930s-1950s) as a challenging time when it comes to representations of race, an era when the few Black characters appeared as brutal savages, devious witch doctors, or unintelligible minstrels. Yet the true portrait is more complex and reveals that even as caricatures predominated, some Golden Age comics creators offered more progressive and nuanced depictions of Black people.

Feb 6, 2023 | dispatchist.com | Qiana Whitted

"I'm going to be talking about a chapter from my book on that company," Whitted said."Gaines tried to make the case that this is actually a story against prejudice, and that teaches kids that it's wrong," Whitted said."I talk about what it means, that he tried to separate out the layout of the page and the stories in such a way that the relevant current political messaging would get across, whereas the mummies and the werewolves would be all in good fun," Whitted said."They were very proud of...