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The East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (ECBACC) is the Philadelphia region's first black comic book convention, bringing together hundreds of comic book, science fiction, and fantasy creators, their colleagues, and their fans. [1]

40 relations: African American Museum in Philadelphia, All-Negro Comics, Arvell Jones, Black people, Blood Syndicate, Comic book convention, Cosplay, DC Comics, Dwayne McDuffie, Eric Battle, Glyph Comics Awards, Hardware (comics), Icon (comics), Jamal Igle, Jerry Craft, Kevin Grevioux, Kyle Baker, Larry Fuller (cartoonist), Larry Stroman, Leslie Esdaile Banks, Lobo (Dell Comics), Manga, Milestone Media, Nichelle Nichols, Orrin C. Evans, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Tribune, Portrayal of black people in comics, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Shadow Cabinet (comics), Star Trek, Static (DC Comics), Taimak, Temple University, Tony Tallarico, Turtel Onli, Uhura, Underground comix, 2002 in comics, 501(c)(3) organization.

African American Museum in Philadelphia

The African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP) is notable as the first museum funded and built by a municipality to help preserve, interpret and exhibit the heritage of African Americans.

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All-Negro Comics

All-Negro Comics, published in 1947, was a single-issue, small-press American comic book that represents the first known comics magazine written and drawn solely by African-American writers and artists.

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Arvell Jones

Arvell Jones (whose earliest work is billed Arvell Malcolm Jones) A date without a year isn't terribly informative...--> is an American comics artist best known for his work for Marvel Comics, and for DC Comics and its imprint Milestone Media.

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Black people

Black people is a term used in certain countries, often in socially based systems of racial classification or of ethnicity, to describe persons who are perceived to be dark-skinned compared to other populations.

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Blood Syndicate

The Blood Syndicate is a fictional multicultural gang of superhumans created by Milestone Comics and published by DC Comics.

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Comic book convention

A comic book convention or comic con is an event with a primary focus on comic books and comic book culture, in which comic book fans gather to meet creators, experts, and each other.

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Cosplay

, a contraction of the words costume play, is a hobby in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character.

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DC Comics

DC Comics, Inc. is an American comic book publisher.

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Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne Glenn McDuffie (February 20, 1962February 21, 2011) was an American writer of comic books and television, known for creating the animated television series Static Shock, writing and producing the animated series Justice League Unlimited and Ben 10, and co-founding the pioneering minority-owned-and-operated comic-book company Milestone Media. McDuffie earned three Eisner Award nominations for his work in comics.

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Eric Battle

Eric Battle is an American illustrator.

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Glyph Comics Awards

The Glyph Comics Awards recognize the best in comics made by, for, and about people of color from the preceding calendar year.

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Hardware (comics)

Hardware (real name Curtis Metcalf) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero published by DC Comics.

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Icon (comics)

Icon is a fictional superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, one of the headline characters introduced by Milestone Media in the 1990s.

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Jamal Igle

Jamal Yaseem Igle.

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Jerry Craft

Jerry Craft (born January 22, 1963, in New York City), Lambiek's Comiclopedia.

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Kevin Grevioux

Kevin Grevioux (born 1962) is an American actor, screenwriter, and comic book writer.

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Kyle Baker

Kyle John Baker (born 1965) is an American cartoonist, comic book writer-artist, and animator known for his graphic novels and for a 2000s revival of the series Plastic Man.

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Larry Fuller (cartoonist)

Larry Fuller is an African-American underground comix writer, publisher, and promoter.

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Larry Stroman

Larry Stroman is an American comic book artist and writer.

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Leslie Esdaile Banks

Leslie Esdaile Banks, née Peterson (December 11, 1959 – August 2, 2011), was an American writer under the pen names of Leslie Esdaile, Leslie E. Banks, Leslie Banks, Leslie Esdaile Banks and L. A. Banks.

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Lobo (Dell Comics)

Lobo is a fictional Western comic-book hero who is the medium's first African-American character to headline his own series.

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Manga

are comics created in Japan or by creators in the Japanese language, conforming to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century.

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Milestone Media

Milestone Media is a company best known for creating Milestone Comics, which were published and distributed by DC Comics, and the Static Shock cartoon series.

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Nichelle Nichols

Nichelle Nichols (born Grace Dell Nichols; December 28, 1932) is an American actress, singer, and voice artist.

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Orrin C. Evans

Orrin Cromwell Evans (1902–1971) was a pioneering African-American journalist and comic book publisher.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863.

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Philadelphia Tribune

The Philadelphia Tribune is the oldest continuously published African-American newspaper in the United States.

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Portrayal of black people in comics

Black people have been portrayed in comics since the medium's beginning, with their portrayals often the subject of controversy.

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is a research library of the New York Public Library (NYPL) and an archive repository for information on people of African descent worldwide.

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Shadow Cabinet (comics)

The Shadow Cabinet is a team of fictional superheroes created by Milestone Comics and published by DC Comics.

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Star Trek

Star Trek is an American media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry.

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Static (DC Comics)

Static is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

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Taimak

Taimak Guarriello (aka Taimak; born June 27, 1964) is an American martial arts champion, actor and stuntman whom is best known for his lead role as Leroy Green in the 1985 Sony Pictures cult classic film The Last Dragon.

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Temple University

Temple University (Temple or TU) is a state-related research university located in the Cecil B. Moore neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Tony Tallarico

Tony Tallarico (born September 20, 1933) is an American comic book artist, and children's book illustrator and author.

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Turtel Onli

Turtel Onli (born January 25, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American artist, entrepreneur, author, art therapist, educator, and publisher.

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Uhura

Nyota Uhura is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise.

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Underground comix

Underground comix are small press or self-published comic books which are often socially relevant or satirical in nature.

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2002 in comics

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501(c)(3) organization

A 501(c)(3) organization is a corporation, trust, unincorporated association, or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECBACC

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