The CW was kind enough to ask me to host The Black Lightning Panel at SDCC last Saturday and I'm thrilled to say that it went really well. I have spent time talking to Cress Williams (Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning) and Marvin Jones III (Tobias … [Read more...] about WATCH: The Black Lightning Panel at SDCC!
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An Evening with the Stars of Black Lightning
An Electrifying Conversation with the Stars of Black Lightning On Monday, January 11, 2019 the Paley Center for New Media here in NY featured the stars of CW’s hit show Black Lightning. I was lucky enough to have a discussion with Cress Williams who … [Read more...] about An Evening with the Stars of Black Lightning
Salim Akil talks Black Lightning, Milestone Comics and the Power of Normalizing the Image of the Black Family
Last month, I got a chance to visit the set of Black Lightning and meet with the cast and the creator/show runner Salim Akil. Akil is best known for dramas and comedies celebrating the black experience like movies Drylongso (1999) and Jumping the … [Read more...] about Salim Akil talks Black Lightning, Milestone Comics and the Power of Normalizing the Image of the Black Family
10 Things You Might Not Know About Black Lightning
The CW's Black Lightning, the new show based on the DC comic book character of the same name is actually an icon in the comic book world in that Jefferson Pierce was one of the first black comic book characters created by DC comics. I decided to … [Read more...] about 10 Things You Might Not Know About Black Lightning