Cartoonists of Color Database, Queer Cartoonists Database highlight minority creators
A cartoonist named MariNaomi has created the Queer Cartoonists Database and the Cartoonists of Color Database, a pair of diversity oriented websites.
People of color
Sources of stock photos featuring people of color
Those looking for stock images featuring people of color aren’t out of luck. Here’s a list of several websites featuring such, both free and for sale.
Minorities in cartoons: “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood”
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,” a follow-up series to the classic “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
Minorities in cartoons: “Super Why!”
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “Super Why!,” a PBS animated series. “Super Why!” debuted in 2007, and features a group of kid superheroes who use vocabulary based superpowers to save the day.
Minorities in cartoons: “WordGirl”
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “WordGirl,” an educational series that ran on PBS Kids from 2006 to 2015. The series stars WordGirl, a grade-school-aged superhero, and promotes strong vocabulary skills.
Minorities in cartoons: “The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That”
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That.” The series, based on the classic Dr. Seuss “Cat in the Hat” books (including an educational spin-off line), debuted on PBS in 2010. The series emphasizes teaching lessons about nature to its kid viewers.
Minorities in cartoons: “The Deep”
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “The Deep,” a CGI animated series. The series is based on a comic (of the same name) by Tom Taylor and James Brouwer.
“The Deep” follows the adventures of the Nektons, a famous family of undersea explorers who live in a large, high-tech submarine named “the Aronnax.” Traveling the world, the family gets involved with various aquatic adventures.
Minorities in cartoons: Voodoo
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Voodoo (real name: Priscilla Kitaen), a member of the superhero team WildCATs. Voodoo’s first appearance was in “WildCATS” #1 (August 1992). Priscilla was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. Background Priscilla’s backstory (as brief/clear as I can sum it up) is that she’s an exotic dancer who was … Read more
Minorities in cartoons: “The Legend of Korra”
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “The Legend of Korra.” A spin-off of Nickelodeon’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” “Korra” aired for four seasons (of 52 episodes) from 2012 to 2014. Background To sum up both series, “Avatar” was a popular Nickelodeon adventure/fantasy series about the ability of some (“benders”) to manipulate various Earth elementals … Read more
Minorities in cartoons: “Steven Universe”
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “Steven Universe,” a Cartoon Network animated series. Rebecca Sugar is the series’ creator. The series debuted in 2013. Background The show’s premise centers around the “Crystal Gems,” a trio of alien women who defend Earth (and the small oceanfront town they live in, “Beach City”) from various bizarre monster/alien threats. … Read more