{"product_id":"h-afrocentric-comics-volumes-1-4","title":"(H)Afrocentric Comics: Volumes 1-4","description":"\u003cp\u003eGlyph Award winner Juliana \"Jewels\" Smith and illustrator Ronald Nelson have created an unflinching visual and literary tour-de-force on the most pressing issues of the day-- including gentrification, police violence, and the housing crisis--with humor and biting satire. \u003cem\u003e(H)afrocentric\u003c\/em\u003e tackles racism, patriarchy, and popular culture head-on. Unapologetic and unabashed, \u003cem\u003e(H)afrocentric\u003c\/em\u003e introduces us to strong yet vulnerable students of color, as well as an aesthetic that connects current Black pop culture to an organic reappropriation of hip hop fashion circa the early 90s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe start the journey when gentrification strikes the neighborhood surrounding Ronald Reagan University. Naima Pepper recruits a group of disgruntled undergrads of color to combat the onslaught by creating and launching the first and only anti-gentrification social networking site, mydiaspora.com. The motley crew is poised to fight back against expensive avocado toast, muted Prius cars, exorbitant rent, and cultural appropriation. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether Naima and the gang are transforming social media, leading protests, fighting rent hikes, or working as \"Racial Translators,\" the students at Ronald Reagan University take movements to a new level by combining their tech-savvy, Black Millennial sensibilities with their individual backgrounds, goals, and aspirations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuliana \"Jewels\" Smith \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, educator, and speaker. She is a Glyph Award winner and the honoree of the first annual Excellence in Comics and Graphic Novels Award from the African American Library and Museum at Oakland. \u003cb\u003eMike Hampton\u003c\/b\u003e has been a self-published comic book artist and writer for more than 15 years. \u003cb\u003eRonald Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewho specializes in portrait drawing and sequential art, studied at School of Visual Arts, the Art Students League, and Cooper Union. \u003cb\u003eKiese Laymon\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning black southern writer, the author of \u003ci\u003eLong Division\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"PM Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50474465263890,"sku":"9781629634487","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c8c72381-769f-403e-9da4-3d0e29756436.jpg?v=1730221259","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/h-afrocentric-comics-volumes-1-4","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}