Where We’re Going, Not Where We’ve Been - Yellow Scene Magazine

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Where We’re Going, Not Where We’ve Been - Yellow Scene Magazine

A brief look at how far the depiction of Black characters has come in animation. About thirty-five years ago, I had a fever dream that began with me drool-lipped and caulk-eyed.  I was a nearly blind child, eyes still dream-hazed, flailing an alarm off at 7:17 am. The bus left for school at 7:50, with the stop still a ten-minute bike ride away.  I still needed to shower.  I was already the only Black kid in class, so I couldn’t be the gross one,…