Working in comics is hard. But nothing is harder than working as a marginalized person in comics, especially if you're a Black Woman. What makes it tough, isn't the work, as it is the people in the industry, the fandom, the press, etc., we are doubted, disregarded, disrespected constantly, and Lord forbid if we, (and we usually do), defy expectations. All the above isn't surprising to us, because we're used to it. From the moment we are born, adversity is firmly laid at our f

Representation matters today, tomorrow, and every other day going forward, simply because people of varied cultural backgrounds exist. That should never be a question, but it seems that it continuously is. It's one of the reasons why WinC and other organizations with similar values exist. We wouldn't exist unless a need wasn't being fulfilled. In a country where 600K+ Black Women have lost their jobs in a single year, Voting Rights are being scaled back, the humanity of Queer