NUBIAN KNIGHTS NETWORK: Monday, May 17, 2010

QUOTATIONS OF "BLACK"

"Whenever I use BLACK it relates to some history of Africans in that particular place. It’s the idea of the color BLACK as a metaphor, or as a representation of African-Americans. It’s the notion of BLACK- BLACKNESS - and all its other meanings in relation to the history of race..."

- Fred Wilson

"Most of my fortitude to continue doing the work comes from the moral outrage I feel about the injustices that Black people endure disproportionately daily."

- N. Abdul-Wakil

"In the end, what matters is not skin shade but pan-African consciousness. Loving your complexion, your nose, lips, hair length and texture, no matter what the politics or trends decide, and simply be. That's the problem with us (African folks). We're still learning how to love ourselves. So used to glorifying others and putting others first..."

- Dredlocks Tree

Monday, May 17, 2010

ECBACC (eck-BACH) 2010
9th Annual East Coast Black Age Comics Convention
Saturday, May 15th, 2010 In Philadelphia, PA.

ECBACC (Pronounced as eck-BACH)
East Coast Black Age Comics Convention

ALL PHOTOGRAPHY
Copyright © 2010 ROD PATRICK RISBROOK

Free Program Booklet At The ECBACC Reception Desk
Of The Crowne Plaza Hotel In Downtown Philly

I Got To Meet And Talk With ECBACC's
President And Founder Yumy Odom
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He's a Very Qool Brutha And Believes In Passing On
The Oral History Tradition Of The African Diaspora

Some Of The Staff From ECBACC-
The Brutha On The Far Right With Da Lox Is
A REAL Cutie! LOL!

The History of ECBACC Over The Course of 9 Years!

One Of The Many Vendors Showcasing Their Black Superheroes

Faith Walker Character

A Vendor / Artist At His Table

It Was So Qool To Photograph And Document
A Few Bruthaz Drawing On The Fly

A Close-up Of This Brutha Drawing

My Friend Ernest Standing In Front Of A Vendor's
Black Superhero Comic Book Collection

My Friends Ernest And Ardley

This Was A Real, Real Interesting Cover Depicting
Racial And Social Commentary
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See The Next Picture's Close-up...

Lois Lane Transforming Into A Sistah... Okkaaaaay!
Pretty Freakin' Fierce!!! LOL!

The Main Market Place Room

It Was Great To See A Sea Of Black Vendors / Artists
And The Black Family Patronizing The ECBACC Event

The Jaycen Wise Table
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For Me This Was Hands Down The Best Art At This
Convention (Besides N. Steven Harris' Fringe Book)

Little Brutha At The Jaycen Wise Table

The Art Is So Freakin' Qool At The Jaycen Wise Table!

Artists And Fans Talking

This Brutha Was The Most Interesting At The Convention...

This Artist's Technique And Art Tool is Drawing On A
Touchscreen Computer Tablet
Installed With The Windows XP Operating System
And Utilizing Adobe Photoshop
As His Drawing Canvas Software Application...

He Draws In Adobe Photoshop Using
A Special Pen With The Touchscreen!
It Was Incredibly Amazing!!
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If There Was A "Techniques & Technology Award"
This Brutha Would Win It For Sure!!!

18th Avenue Online.com

A Host Of Black Cartoon Characters
Who Are Neighborhood Friends

Some Bruthaz Conducting Interviews

Kids and Adults Enjoying The Convention

An Artist And A Child Talking

This Bruthaz Deserved A Photograph
With His Qool Black Outfit...

A Close-up Of His Drawing

A Sistah Superhero
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A Lot Of Sistahs Represented At The Convention

Fringe Is A Really Dope Pro-Black Socio-Political Comic Book
By Artist N. Steven Harris Who I Finally
Got To Meet For The First Time
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I First Discovered Fringe At Nubian Heritage,
A Black Owned Business In Downtown Brooklyn, NYC
Where I Bought The Book