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Now You See Me! An Introduction to 100 Years of Black Design is a new book by Charlene Prempeh covering fashion, architecture and design

The debut book from writer and A Vibe Called Tech founder Charlene Prempeh looks at important design figures from the past 100 years

Kyle Norris got her start in radio as a Michigan Radio intern. Her features have appeared on The Environment Report, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The Splendid Table, World Vision Report, Justice Talking, and The Health Show.

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Heroes are everywhere. But in comics, they're usually buff guys that race faster than a speeding something. So what about female heroes? We talk about female super heros, characters, and the women who draw them in this month's Comic Culture.

Lansing-area library staff share their picks on what to read during Black History Month.

Ormes and her cartoon characters were sophisticated, intelligent, and ahead of their time.

Barbara Brandon-Croft’s series “Where I’m Coming From” was the first by a Black female cartoonist to be picked up by a major national syndicate. Her strips, now collected in a book, got plenty right about how we still live today.

We spoke with Montague about her new book, Maybe an Artist, being the first Black female cartoonist for the New Yorker, and how her passion for visual storytelling changed her entire life.

As we close out Black History Month, the last Chicago history maker in our spotlight series is a famous cartoonist. Jackie Ormes broke barriers as the first Black woman cartoonist to be published in a newspaper.