by cbldf • • Comments Off on Con Report: 9th Annual Black Comic Book Festival
This past week, the Schomburg Center, a research library that is a part of the New York Public Library, hosted the 9th Annual Black Comic Book Festival. The event, which ran from January 13 through 16, was hosted digitally on…
by cbldf • • Comments Off on CBLDF 2021: New Year, Next Steps
Join us on Thursday, January 28th, as we host an online membership event to talk about our plans for 2021! This panel will provide an overview of our projects for the coming year, from rebooting current programs to launching new…
by cbldf • • Comments Off on Where We’re Going — 9th Annual Schomburg Center Black Comic Book Festival
One of the things we’ve been missing the most this past year has been the Cons and Festivals. It has always been a great way to meet new folks and connect with old friends. Fortunately, the ever flexible comics community…
by cbldf • • Comments Off on Looking Toward the New Year with CBLDF
Happy New Year! OK, so maybe it’s not the new year yet, but along with the rest of the world we’re looking forward to the end of 2020 and the beginning of what’s next. On January 28, 2021, we’ll be…
by cbldf • • Comments Off on CBLDF Welcomes Jeff Trexler as Interim Director
CBLDF has been going through a transitional period these last couple of months as we analyze our community’s concerns and reevaluate our internal procedures. We’ve been laying the groundwork for a lot of work to come and are excited to…
by cbldf • • Comments Off on Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Board Update
The CBLDF announced today that Paul Levitz is retiring from our Board of Directors. In addition, the Board has accepted the resignations of Katherine Keller and Jeff Abraham. We respect the decisions that Paul, Katherine and Jeff have made to…
by cbldf • • Comments Off on An Update From Our Board of Directors
First and foremost, the CBLDF is grateful that Kris Simon has come forward. We also want to recognize Taki Soma for what she endured and for bringing this to light. Both have our full support. We are releasing Shy Allot…
by cbldf • • Comments Off on A Statement From the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Board
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has accepted the resignation of Charles Brownstein as Executive Director, effective immediately. Our organization exists to serve the comics community and the First Amendment, and we can’t do that without an open and honest…
by cbldf • • Comments Off on Making Mini-Comics For Activism & Self-Care
Every CBLDF supporter knows that comics are a great medium for expressing what matters. While so many Americans are making their voices heard in demonstrations around the United States, there are also many children and teens feeling a need to…
by cbldf • • Comments Off on Anti-Racism Graphic Novels Reading & Resources List
As the demonstrations occurring across the country prove, free expression makes an important difference in affecting positive social change. We’ve created this reading list of comics addressing themes of anti-racism and the African American experience as a starting point to…