BCL BlogWakanda Forever and the pathology of Black LeadershipBCL AdminNovember 20, 2022 by BCL AdminNovember 20, 20220404 The movie Black Panther Wakanda Forever is finally in theaters. The movie hauled in excess of 300 million its first weekend of release. It is...
BCL BlogA Moment of Clarity Black Panther #11BCL AdminNovember 5, 2022November 5, 2022 by BCL AdminNovember 5, 2022November 5, 20220273 Never underestimate the depth someone would go to make a point. Black Panther #11 is the best book in John Ridley’s run. If I can...
BCL BlogA Soldier’s StoryBCL AdminSeptember 16, 2022 by BCL AdminSeptember 16, 20220541 “…who do the fighting for these rich white folks and their wars?” – Paris from the song ‘Sheep to the Slaughter’ The Black American soldier...
BCL BlogLuke Cage: 50 Years in the MakingBCL AdminJune 12, 2022June 13, 2022 by BCL AdminJune 12, 2022June 13, 20220623 Fifty years ago, Marvel debuted a character named Luke Cage. This particular character’s first appearance was in his own title. Luke Cage, Hero for Hire....
BCL BlogBark at the MoonBCL AdminApril 9, 2022 by BCL AdminApril 9, 20220567 “Well, that did not take long”. “Long, you say?” “What choo talmbout?” So glad you ask. So, Marvel recently debuted Moon Knight the limited series...
BCL BlogTell Me A Story: A LamentationBCL AdminFebruary 19, 2022 by BCL AdminFebruary 19, 20220496 … we are not lost upon the idea that this character’s beginnings ARE questionable. Yet, no one ever really called Marvel out on it. McDuffie...
BCL BlogUnapologetically Black “Cuz we are original…”richbclJanuary 22, 2022February 17, 2022 by richbclJanuary 22, 2022February 17, 20220571 … there are numerous places where one can consume independent black comic book material, however it has not always been that way. The struggle to...
BCL BlogWe Are OneBCL AdminJanuary 1, 2022February 17, 2022 by BCL AdminJanuary 1, 2022February 17, 20220597 WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER THAN WE ARE APART. WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT. Alright you old school heads, I’m going to need to cue up...
BCL BlogRight On for the DarknessrichbclDecember 20, 2021February 17, 2022 by richbclDecember 20, 2021February 17, 20220352 Cue up Curtis Mayfield’s “Right on for the Darkness” or Billy Paul’s “Am I Black Enough for You?” or Common’s “The Corner”Black comic books. Where...
BCL BlogStorm: “You Wanna It to be One Way, but it’s the Other Way”richbclDecember 11, 2021February 17, 2022 by richbclDecember 11, 2021February 17, 20220275 No one wants to incur the wrath of HBO, so I won’t embed a clip from the show the Wire. Suffice to say that the...