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In the mirror he appears in reflection kills you. the candyman _ reflection kills you. the candyman of _ reflection kills you. the candyman of the i reflection kills you. the candyman of the 1992 l reflection kills you. the candyman of the 1992 original, starring tony todd and virginia madsen was a rarity, a black protagonist. he was a spectre of daniel roberts, a black man lynched by a white crowd in chicago, now terrifying those living on a public housing estate. that film achieved cult status...

Glover: What were you seeing in other childrens books with Black kids as the protagonist that really wasnt satisfying to you, and you thought, I gotta do something different? Booker: I do remember walking into stores and not being able to find books with Black boys on the front. Simply, they were missing from the shelves and it was a problem for me. You could find books with Black girls on the front, but Black boys were just missing. And if there were books, they were not written by Black autho...