Black Lives Matter: Comics as a Powerful Lens for Social Justice

Continuing our ongoing collaboration, the Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) and the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) are launching a series of webinars with creators discussing the relevance of comics to the Black Lives Matter movement - and beyond. The first in this series - Black Lives Matter: Comics as a Powerful Lens for Social Justice - features Stacey Robinson and John Jennings, co-creators (with writer Tony Medina), of I Am Alfonso Jones - the first graphic novel for young readers that addressed that Black Lives Matter movement and one of our featured comics on the BCALA / GNCRT Black Lives Matter Comics Reading List. Session moderated by Deimosa Webber-Bey, Director, Information Service & Cultural Insights, Scholastic Inc. Titles & Resources discussed in this webinar: - I am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina, John Jennings, and Stacey Robinson; foreword by Bryan Stevenson: https://www.leeandlow.com/books/i-am-alfonso-jones - Teacher’s Guide for I am Alfonso Jones written by Tony Medina with pictures by Stacey Robinson and John Jennings: https://www.leeandlow.com/books/i-am-alfonso-jones/teachers_guide - Black Lives Matter Comics Reading List (Partnership List of 50 titles for all ages and audiences compiled by members from BCALA & GNCRT): http://www.ala.org/rt/gncrt/tools/black-lives-matter-black-literature-matters-comics-reading-list (*UPDATED Sept 23, 2020) For more information on John Jennings and Stacey Robinson, please connect with them digitally via: Twitter: @JIJennings / Instagram @johnjenningsart; and Twitter @ProfSARobinson / Instagram @StaceyARobinson / Facebook ‘StaceyAvianRobinson’ For more information on BCALA please visit: www.bcala.org/ For more on GNCRT please visit: www.ala.org/rt/gncrt

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