A seasoned cartoonist of epic proportions, Brandon-Croft carves out space for Black women-s perspectives in her nationally syndicated strip
Few Black cartoonists have entered national syndication, and before Barbara Brandon-Croft, none of them were women. From 1989 to 2005, she brought Black women-s perspectives to an international audience with her trailblazing comic strip Where I-m Coming From.
From diets to day care to debt to dreaded encounters with everyday racism, no issue is off-limits. This remarkable and unapologetically funny career retrospective holds a mirror up to the ways society has changed and all the ways it hasn-t. The magic in Where I-m Coming From is its ability to present an honest image of Black life without sacrificing Black joy, bolstered by unexpected one-liners eliciting much-needed laughter.
As the daughter of the mid-century cartoonist Brumsic Brandon Jr.-the creator of Luther, the second nationally syndicated st
