THEY
THEY HAVE
THEY HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER POLICE OFFICERS WHO ARE FOR OPEN
4@4@CARRY.4@ >> ASWE STAND ON THE SHOULDERS
OF LEGENDS OF THE PAST WHOSE
LEGACY GIVES EACH OF US A 4@VOI
NEWS 19 IS PROUD TO CONTINUE
OUR SERIES A SEAT AT THE 4@TABL
WHICH WE HOPE I AND NOT TO A
4@
FUTURE. REPORTS MEANT TO AMPLIFY THE
VOICES OF BLACK PEOPLE
4@AFFECTING CHANGE IN OUR
COMMUNITY
TODAY. IT'S PERSISTED AND CHOSEN
FIELDS TO CREATE SPACE FOR
THEMSELVES4@ AND HELP
4@OTHERS. LOVES 4@CARTOONS AND LOOK FOR
COMEX AND IS A RENOWNED
AWARD-WINNING ILLUSTRATOR WHO'S
WORKED WITH DC COMICS AND
4@ MARVEL AND DISNEY AMONG
OTHERS. BREATHING LIFE INTO CHARACTERS
AND CREATING ENTIRE WORLDS WITH
THE STROKE OF HI
4@PENCIL. AND AT THE SAME TIMES CREATING
SPACES FOR OTHER YOUNG
4@ARTIST. THIS IS A SEAT AT THE 4@TABLE.
AND AT THE SAME TIMES CREATING SPACES FOR OTHER YOUNG 4@ARTIST. >> S IS A SEAT AT THE 4@TABLE.
AND AT THE SAME TIMES CREATING SPACES FOR OTHER YOUNG 4@ARTIST. >> HOW A SEAT AT THE 4@TABLE.
AND AT THE SAME TIMES CREATING SPACES FOR OTHER YOUNG 4@ARTIST. >> HOW TO SEAT AT THE 4@TABLE.
AND AT THE SAME TIMES CREATING SPACES FOR OTHER YOUNG 4@ARTIST. >> HOW TO GET AT THE 4@TABLE.
SPACES FOR OTHER YOUNG 4@ARTIST. >> HOW TO GET STARTED?4@TABLE. OH M4@Y
GOSH. I CAN SINK MY MOM TAKING ME TO
WINDOW STORES EXISTED AT THE
TIME, KMART, THAT WAS KIND OF
THE
OUTING. I FROM A SMALL TOWN IN SOUTH
CAROLINA IN THE MIDDLE OF
4@
NOWHERE. PLAY WITH ACTION 4@FIGURES ARE
HOPING DREAM THAT I WILL GET
THESE COOL TOYS HOME AND HAVE
LOOKED ONE 4@DAY AND I NOTICED
THEY HAD 4@SHOPS AND THAT'S WHA
HAPPENS PARTED FEATURES A LOT
OF THE STUFF I SAW AS A KID ON
TV THE
CARTOONS! WOW, THEIR SUPERMAN AND
4@BATMA. I WATCHED THE STUFF ON TV IT
HEARS ACTUAL BOOKS ABOUT THESE
@
CHARACTERS. MY MOM CAME BACK AND NOTICED I
WAS FIXATED ON THESE 4@BOOKS AN
SHE SAID WERE THOSE AND I SAID
THESE ARE CAN I RATE THEM AND I
SAID YES OKAY AND THAT WAS
IT. INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT THE
4@4@ CARTOONS IN TRYING TO DRAW FROM
THESE MOVING PICTURES THAT I
DID NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THEY
MOVED AND NOW I HAVE STILL
4@IMAGES4@ AND I CAN STUDY
THAT. SO I STARTED TO DRAW FROM THESE
4@IMAGES4@ AND I CAN STUDY THAT. SO I STARTED TO DRAW FROM THESE@
COMICS. WE ARE TALKING 8 TO 9 YEARS
OLD. I STARTED TO PUT TOGETHER THE
4@ NOTION THAT THESE COMICS 4@BOOK
AND CARTOONS ARE MADE BY
SOMEBODY AND I WANT TO KNOW WHO
THEY
ARE. IN FACT I WANT TO BE ONE OF
THEM. >> WHEN YOU TELL PEOPLE YOU
WANTED TO BE A COMIC BOOK
ILLUSTRATOR WHAT WAS THE
RESPONSE? >> THEY WERE LIKE THAT'S NICE
OF COURSE NO CLUE WHAT IT
IS. YOU SMILE AND NOD AND SAY
4@OKA. IT BEATS THE ALTERNATIVE REMARK
OF HER FOR MANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES GROWING UP THEY WERE
DISCOURAGED BY THAT
STUFF. MY MOM ESPECIALLY MY DAD WERE
4@ SUPPORTIVE OF COURSE OUR BIG
OPPORTUNITY WAS WORKING FOR
GEORGE
4@LUCAS. A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT REALLY
KNOW
THAT. GOT AN EMAIL AND I THOUGT IT
WAS A PRANK OR SOMEONE OR
WHATEVER. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT
4@WAS. SO MY WIFE ONCE I REALIZED WHAT
IT WAS LIKE THIS IS IT
ADMITTED. AND WERE STILL 4@WORKING AT
BLOCKBUSTER. I WAS LIKE TIME TO QUIT WHICH I
DID. A SHORT-LIVED
4@OPPORTUNITY. I DID NOT PREPARE FOR BEYOND
THAT. I JUST SAW THE OPPORTUNITY AND
ONE FOR
4@IT. I WAS TRYING TO BECOME A COMIC
BOOK ILLUSTRATOR AND TRYING TO
BECOME A CARTOONIST WHEREVER
BUT EVEN IN THOSE SPACES I DID
NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAN BE
ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE
YOU'RE WORKING AND THEN YOU'RE
@ NOT.
ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE YOU'RE WORKING AND THEN YOU'RE @ OPPORTUNITIES COME4@ IN WAVES S
HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE 4@WAVES
BUT BECAUSE I PREPARE LIKE 4@TH
I'M NEVER UP AND
DOWN.4@4@ >> THE FILM BLACK 4@PANTHER OPE
THE
4@DOOR. THE FILM THAT OPENED THE 4@DOOR
IS THE THING THA WE ARE
CONNECTING
4@4@WITH. >> IS ABOUT A 4@FAMILY THAT THE
4@SAID DURING THE RENAISSANCE A
YOU SEE THE 4@TECHNOLOGY TO DEA
WITH THIS INFESTATION OF
MONSTERS.4@ >> IT'S SO SURREAL BECAUSE WE
WERE INSPIRED BY WHAT HE DID
WITH
THAT. WE ARE ALL JUST KIND OF FEEDING
OFF OF THIS ENERGY OF
INSPIRATION AND THAT'S 4@WHY
INCLUDED IN DIVERSITY IN ALL
THOSE THINGS MATTER SO MUCH
BECAUSE IT'S THE VERY 4@THING
THAT WILL SPARK NOT ONLY
CONVERSATIONS BUT WILL SPARK
4@
INNOVATIONS. WERE NOT DOING THIS BECAUSE
WERE 4@4@ANGRY BLACK MAN BUT WE
DOING IT BECAUSE IT'S HER TRUTH
AND THE TRUTH IN
GENERAL. IT'S HISTORY WE ARE USING IN
THIS. STUFF THE PEOPLE IN GENERAL DO
NOT REALLY KNOW A LOT ABOUT
SUPER USING IT AS A BACKDROP TO
NOT REALLY KNOW A LOT ABOUT SUPER USING IT AS A BACKDROP TO@ MOVE THIS FANTASTICAL STORY
ALONG THE WAY AS
WELL. IF YOU HAVE ISSUES WITH
ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE A
PROBLEM WITH HE
4@HISTORY. >> YOU MIGHT HATE THE WAY I
DRAW UT YOU CANNOT GET UPSET
AT THE FACT WERE TALKING ABOUT
STUFF THAT ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE
IN
4@HISTORY. >> WHY IS THAT SUCH A BIG PART
OF YOUR
WORK? >> CREATING CHARACTERS OF COLOR
PEOPLE WILL CONNECT WITH 4@THAT
WE WILL HAVE CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT
THAT. WE ARE DOING THOSE THINGS
BECAUSE WE SEE 4@YOU AND WE KNO
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MEANS A
LOT TO US SO IF IT MEANS A LOT
TO US WE KNOW IT WILL MEAN
SOMETHING TO YOU AS
4@WELL. >> WHAT DOES THE DIVE4@RSITY LO
LIKE IN YOUR
INDUSTRY? >> WHAT COMICS RETURNS UP THERE
IS IT AND PRETTY MUCH ALL I
HAVE. I SURE THIS ONE STORY I WAS IN
LONDON FOR THE BATMAN 4@4@FILM
I WAS IN A SPACE WHERE THERE IS
NONE WHATSOEVER AND THE CULTURE
4@
I WAS IN A SPACE WHERE THERE IS NONE WHATSOEVER AND THE CULTURE WAS COMPLETELY FISH OUT OF
WATER. THAT IS THE FIRST TIME I
REALIZED JOKES WILL NOT BE THE
SAME WITH
YOU. THIS SMALL TALK WILL NOT BE THE
SAME WITH YOU. THIS SMALL TALK WILL NOT BE THE@
SAME. THEY WILL ASK MORE
4@QUESTIONS. IT IS LIKE THOSE LITTLE THINGS
YOU START TO NOTICE A LOT MORE
LIKE HOW THEY CARRY ABOUT WITH
ONE ANOTHER AND HAD A CARRY
ABOUT WITH
4@YOU. I WAS NOT OFFENDED OR ANYTHING
I WAS JUST
4@AWARE. LIKE THE MATRIX YOU TAKE THE
RED PILL OR WHATEVER AND STA4@R
TO SEE ZEROS AND ONES YOU SEE
THINGS FOR WHAT THEY REALLY ARE
AND IT HELPED ME TO UNDE4@RSTAN
AND BE A LOT MORE IN TUNE TO
PEOPLE4@'S
4@NATURE. >> IS STARTING TO BE VERY
4@
DIVERSE. A LOT MORE THAN MY 4@GENERATION
AND DEFINITELY ANYONE BEFORE ME
THE BATON IS A HANDSOME AND
RUNNING WITH IT NOW AND IT'S UP
TO US TO KEEP MOVING IT
4@
FORWARD. I'VE BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH TO
WHERE I CAN MAKE A REASONABLE
4@ COMPARISON TO WHERE I WAS AND
WHERE I'M AT
4@NOW. >> HAVING A CREDIBLE FAMILY AND
MY WIFE AND MY TWO BOYS GOT IS
BLESSED ME WITH SOME 4@TREMENDO
OPPORTUNITIES. SO THAT KEEPS ME MOTIVATED AND
GROUNDBREAKING. >> WHAT DO YOUR KIDS 4@THINK
ABOUT YOUR
JOB? >> IS
COOL.4@
OKAY. >> NOT ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT
BUT I WILL SAY TH4@IS THEY ARE
DEFINITELY
PROUD. THESE KIDS ARE COMING 4@OVER AN
MY SON TELLS THEM I'M THE GUY
THAT DOES 4@4@THESE TWO GUYS WI
COME OVER AND CHECK IT
OUT. BUT THE WIFE OBVIOUSLY IS BEEN
THERE SINCE DAY ONE EVEN AFTER
I GAVE HER THE HORRIBLE SHIRT
ONLY FIRST MET I GIVE HER THIS
@ AIRBRUSHED SHIRT THAT SAYS
4.4@ [LAUGHTER] STILL GOT THE SHIRT
AND SHE LOOKED AT IT AND SHE
DID
4@THIS. WHENEVER YOU TILT YOUR HEAD
THAT'S NOT A GOOD
THING. AND I WAS JUST LIKE WOODY DOING
THAT FOR AND SHE WAS LI4@KE
THANKS AND IT STILL HOLDS 4@UP
BECAUSE I KNOW ONCE THE SHIRT
IS IN THE TRASH MIGHT BE THE
END OF THE ROPE FOR
US. >> HOW LONG HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN
MARRIED? >>
MARRIED? >> 224@ >> WHT HAS BEEN IN YOUR
OPINION THE GREATEST PERSONAL
ACHIEVEMENT. WHETHER PERSONAL OR
PROFESSIONAL? >> I KNOW IT SOUNDS KIND OF
CLICHI BUT I'M STILL STANDING
AND DOING THE THINGS THAT I
4@ LOVE AND
4@SUPPORTING. >> WHAT DRIVES YOU TO 4@CONTINU
TO HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE AND
>> WHAT DRIVES YOU TO 4@CONTINU TO HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE AND@ CREATE SEATS FOR OTHER PEOPLE
TO BE AT THIS
TABLE? >> WHN I SEE THE RESULTS IN
GIFTED THE LABO4@RING IN MASTER
>> WHN I SEE THE RESULTS IN GIFTED THE LABO4@RING IN MASTER@ CLASS TWO WEEKS AGO WAS THE
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SHE'S 4@WORKI
OVER AT DC COMMENTS
NOW. BITTER CONVERSATION AND I
CONGRATULATED 4@HER AND SHE WAS
OVERWHELMED AND A LITTLE
4@
EMOTINAL. AND I WAS LIKE THAT'S 4@WHAT I'
DOING
IT. WHEN I FEEL LIKE 4@THAT THAT'S
WHEN I 4@KNOW THIS IS A GOOD
PLACE TO BE SO I THINK I WILL
KEEP OING THAT JUST A LITTLE
LONGER.4@ >> TO SEE ALL OF OUR SEAT AT
THE TABLE STORIES ARE LEARN HOW
TO NOMINATE SOMEONE