Fifty years before Aaron Mcgruder rose to fame with his comic strip The Boondocks. This lady did it first. Her name is Jackie Ormes. Shes considered the be the first Black Woman in America to draw a syndicated comic strip. Her strip Patty Jo n Ginger ran for 11 years in Black published papers. Patty Jo was like Huey socially aware of surroundings and talked about them in humorous ways. Ginger never said anything. She was used mostly as a pin -up character. If your ever looking for an interesting read. Find her autobiography.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 11:14:27 +0000