Tag Archives: civil rights

Laws and Orders

Posted on June 29, 2020 by rosinskynatalie

The death here in Minnesota of George Floyd has sparked world-wide protests against police brutality and racism, with people demanding new laws and orders to protect every person’s civil rights. History has shown that “law and order” political leaders such … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels, memoir | Tagged Afua Richardson, Andrew Aydin, autobigoraphy, civil rights, Civil Rights Act of 1964, George Floyd, George Takei, Harmony Becker, institutional racism, internment, internment camps, Japanese-Americans, Justin Eisinger, Lieutenant Sulu, March Book One, March Book Three, March Book Two, memoir, Mine Okubo, Minnesota, murder, Nate Powell, National Japanese American Museum, police brutality, President Barack Obama, President Trump, Presidential Order 9066, protests, racism, relocation, Representative John Lewis, Run, sequel to March, Star Trek, Steven Scott, They Called Us Enemy, Voting Rights Act, World War II | Leave a comment

Emancipation and Inauguration–Days Old and New

Posted on February 1, 2017 by rosinskynatalie

Three award-winning picture books are my focus today. Read on. Life-altering changes brought by the stroke of a pen or the tick of a clock—the beginning of African-American History month brings many thoughts to mind. One is how the official … Continue reading →

Posted in biographies, graphic novels, picture books | Tagged African-American History Month, American Library Association award, Andrew Aydin, Ashley Bryan, business documents, business practices, Carole Boston Weatherford, civil rights, Congressman John R. Lewis, Emancipation Day, Fredi Williams Evans, Freedom in Congo Square, Freedom Over Me, Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, immigration, inauguration, Jonah Winter, Juneteenth, March Book Three, March Trilogy, music, My Name is James Madison Hemings, Nate Powell, National Book Award, New Orleans, President Trump, Presidents Day, protests, R. Gregory Christie, Sally Hemings, slavery, song, Terry Widener, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. laws | Leave a comment

Satisfying Sequels . . . and More

Posted on May 1, 2015 by rosinskynatalie

When it comes to graphic literature, do you like to “snack” on smaller, individual comics, or would you rather sit down to the “full meal” of a compilation? When publishing sequels, today’s comic book industry caters to both tastes. Some … Continue reading →

Posted in biographies, comics, graphic novels, memoir | Tagged Adrian Alphona, Andrew Aydin, Barack Obama, civil rights, comic book compilations, comic books, Congressman John Lewis, David Tipton, desegregation, Eisner Awards, Free Comic Book Day, Freedom Riders, G. Willow Wilson, Harlan Ellison, Here, Hugo Awards, Islam, J.K. Woodward, Jacob Watt, James McKelvie, Kamala Khan, Kris Anka, Marvel Comics, Matthew W. Wilson, Montgomery Alabama, Ms. Marvel, Ms. Marvel: Generation Why, Ms. Marvell: No Normal, Muslim-American superhero, Nate Powell, Rachel Maddow, Richard McGuire, Scott Tipton, Selma Alabama, Shield, Star Trek, Star Trek: City on the Edge of Forever: The Originial Teleplay, The Avengers, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Volume 3: Crushed, Wolverine | Leave a comment

Lawbreakers and the Vote

Posted on November 4, 2014 by rosinskynatalie

When is it right to break the law? To defy the police? Who decides whether an illegal act is an act of heroism rather than just a crime? These questions are on my mind today, Election Day here in the … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels, memoir | Tagged 19th Amendment, African American, Andrew Aydin, British women's suffrage, Bryan Talbot, Christabel Pankhurst, civil disobedience, civil rights, Dotter of her Father's Eye, Dr. Martin Luther King, Edmund Pettus Bridge, Election Day, Emmaline Pankhurst, John Lewis, Kate Charlesworth, March Book One, March Book Two, Mary M. Talbot, memoir, Nate Powell, Sally Heathcote, Suffragette, Sylvia Pankhurst, voting rights, women's suffrage | Leave a comment