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Minorities in cartoons: “WordGirl”

September 22, 2016 Anthony Media Missives

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “WordGirl,” an educational series that debuted on PBS in 2006. The series debuted as a series of shorts

Educational cartoons about money

April 16, 2016 Anthony Media Missives

Money’s a fundamental driving point of many cartoons, from supervillains robbing banks to characters worrying about their livelihoods. However, some educational fare over the years

Minorities in cartoons: “Ready Jet Go!”

January 28, 2016 Anthony Media Missives

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “Ready Jet Go!,” a PBS animated series that debuted in January 2016 online, and on TV in February

Minorities in cartoons: Ramone

December 26, 2013 Anthony Media Missives

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Ramone, a supporting character on the PBS Kids’ cartoon series “Peg + Cat.” Background The series focuses on

Minorities in cartoons: “Oh Noah!”

October 17, 2013 Anthony Media Missives

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “Oh Noah!,” a series of educational shorts that air on PBS’ children’s lineup. The goal of the series

“Peg + Cat”: A new PBS Kids cartoon about math (and ukuleles)

October 9, 2013 Anthony Media Missives

This week, PBS Kids debuted a new cartoon, “Peg + Cat” (pronounced “Peg plus Cat”), a show aimed teaching basic math concepts to a young

Minorities in comics and animation: “Maya & Miguel”

October 27, 2011 Anthony Media Missives

This week’s entry is “Maya & Miguel,” a mid-2000s PBS Kids series about a grade-school-aged pair of Latino fraternal twins. Background The series, like “Arthur,”

Garfield tackles cyberbullying

October 26, 2010 Anthony Diverse Tech Geek

Bullying, especially cyberbullying, has been in the news a lot lately, with reports about an unfortunate recent spate of suicides among gay and lesbian youth.