Schomburg Black Comic Book Festival; Chinatown Records; Shabaka (Live from CR5); Leslie Lohman Museum's New LGBTQ Exhibit
by WNYC
WNYC— Loading The Schomburg Center's Black Comic Book Festival returns for its twelfth year! The event features networking opportunities for up-and-coming comic book creators, artist conversations, cosplay, and a Black comics trivia challenge. The festival's executive producer Kadiatou Tubman joins us alongside author and visual artist Roye Okupe to preview this year's programming. We also take your calls about your favorite Black comics and characters. Chinatown Records 華埠錄音 is a project from...
Gothamist—The Black Comic Book Festival returns to Harlem this weekend. A person in costume at last year's Black Comic Book Festival. The two-day festival, also known as SchomCom, is back for its 12th year at the Schomburg Center in Harlem starting on Friday. [ more › ]
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