Education @ the Schomburg: Black Comic Book Festival

Presented by the Schomburg Junior Scholars and Jonathan Gayles, PhD (Georgia State University), THE BLACK COMIC BOOK FESTIVAL is a dynamic festival for young people that celebrates the rich tradition of black superheroes and features a screening of the  film “White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books”;  a pop-up art exhibition of “Black Kirby”- a visual homage to the legendary comic book artist Jack Kirby by artists John Jennings (SUNY Buffalo) and Stacey Robinson; panel discussions, hands-on workshops, and exhibit tables with premiere black comic book artists from across the country.  Free.  All ages welcome.  Registration is required. Contact schomburged@nypl.org.