Old Skool: Earth, Wind & Fire; Sly & the Family Stone; George Clinton
Hip Hop: Missy Elliot, Kanye West
R&B: Luther, Anita Baker, Heather Headley, Alicia Keys
Filmler
5 of the 6 Star Wars; Color Purple is still a favorite, Glory Road and Akellah and the Bee were great to watch with my kids.
Televizyon
The Shield, 24, Prison Break, House
Flavor of Love (yeah I admit it) :)
Simpsons
Kitaplar
Invisible Man, Autobiography of Malcolm X, books by Eric Jerome Dickey and Walter Mosley.
Chicken Soup for the African American Soul & Chicken Soup for the African American Woman's Soul (I've got cartoons in both!)
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of my first book, Mama's Boyz: As American as Sweet Potato Pie! I have just completed my NEWEST book, Mama's Boyz: Home Schoolin'! It's even bigger and better than the first. 112-pages of comic strips and stories, and even a section on how I draw my strip. There's also a story featuring best-selling author Eric Jerome Dickey as a cartoon character!
But don't just take my word for it, check out one of my first reviews:
"Jerry has 'crafted' a book of his comic strips chock full of real people and poignant messages. Accessible to everyone, it provides hours of discussion between those young and older, across ages, races, and other 'borders' both real and imagined. Right there along with an apple a day, try a comic strip a day!"
Elise Klein--
President and Founder
Teachers Against Prejudice
You can order via PayPal on my website at http://www.mamasboyz.com/products/index.html or on sites such as amazon.com. It's also for distribution to stores/libraries... through me or through Baker and Taylor. So order online or ask them to order it at your local bookstore.
COMING NEAR YOU!!! (maybe)
I started my promo tour with a bang as a guest on the Wendy Williams Experience on FRIDAY, Aug 17. Since then I've been all over including an Arts Fest in Chicago, a children's book fair in Philly, a humor conference in Michigan, TV, radio... you name it! Below is a full list, including some of my upcoming appearances.
Book Signings and Cartooning Workshops
Saturday, October 4, 2008 RUDISILL REGIONAL LIBRARY
Cartoon Workshop
1520 N. Hartford
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74106
(918) 596-7205
Sunday, September 28, 2008 CHILDREN'S BOOK DAY at SUNNYSIDE
Cartoon Workshop / Vendor
89 West Sunnyside Lane in Tarrytown one mile south of the Tappan Zee Bridge , off Route 9.
914-591-8763 www.hudsonvalley.org.
Saturday, July 19, 2008 THE HARLEM BOOK FAIR
Cartoon Workshop / Vendor
New York, NY
(212) 348-1681
Saturday, June 21, 2008 Hue Man Bookstore
Book Signing - 2pm This is for "Hillary's Big Business Adventure" a children's book that I illustrated for Lori Nelson
2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd
Between 124th and 125th Streets
New York, NY 10027
Tel: 212-665-7400
Sunday, May 18, 2008 Free Library of Philadelphia-Parkway Central
Family Cartoon Workshop / Booksigning 2PM
1901 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-567-4341
Saturday, May 17, 2008 7th Annual East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention
(ECBACC) 10-am-7pm Free for kids 16 and under!
Family Cartoon Workshop / Booksigning
Temple University, Anderson Hall
1114 W. Berks St
Philadelphia, PA
215-204-1993
Friday, May 16, 2008 ECBACC -Opening reception 7pm-9pm FREE!
Just hangin' out
African American Museum in Philadelphia
7th and Arch Streets
Philadelphia, PA
215-204-1993
Thursday, April 24, 2008 FURGUSON LIBRARY - SOUTH END BRANCH
Cartoon Workshop / Book Discussion
34 Woodland Ave
Stamford, CT
(203) 352-4881
Sunday, April 6, 2008 CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL
Student Diversity Leadership Conference
Cartoon Workshop
333 Christian Street
Wallingford, CT, 06492
Monday, March 10, 2008 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
The Serious Stuff about Humor What is It? Why is It?
Panel with New Yorker Cartoonists, Writers from the Daily Show, and noted Academics.
Michigan Theater
603 East Liberty Street
Ann Arbor, MI, 48104
Saturday, Feb 2, 2008 THE 16TH ANNUAL AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN'S BOOK FAIR
Community College of Philadelphia
Book Signing
Gymnasium- 17th & Spring Garden St
Philadelphia, PA
215) 878-BOOK
NCCS BOOKFAIR
Thursday, DECEMBER 6, 2007
3:15-5:15 pm
Cartoon Workshop
New Canaan, NY
YMCA of MT VERNON
Friday, DECEMBER 7, 2007
4:30-5:30 pm
Cartoon Workshop
Mt Vernon, NY
"OUR LIVES" with Gwen Edwards
Air date: Saturday, DECEMBER 8, 2007
Showtimes: 11:30 AM, 4:33 PM, 11:33 PM
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Showtimes: 6:03 AM, 9:33 AM, 11:33 AM, 3:33PM
TV Interview
Cablevision of CT
MURAL PAINTING
Sunday, DECEMBER , 2007
Noon- 4 PM
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Blue Back Square, South Main at Webster Walk
West Hartford, CT
www.bluebacksquare.com
WBAI 99.5 FM, NYC
‘WAKE UP CALL' with Esther Armah
Thursday, DECEMBER 13, 2007
8:40 am
Radio Interview
NYC, NY
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB of MT VERNON
Friday, DECEMBER 14, 2007
4:00-4:45 pm
Cartoon Workshop
Mt Vernon, NY
HUE MAN BOOKS at HARLEM HOSPITAL
Friday, DECEMBER 14, 2007
10-2 pm
Book signing
Harlem, NY
COMMUNITY ARTS SHOWCASE
DECEMBER 17, 2007
Norwalk City Hall
Norwalk, CT
MUSEUM of COMIC and CARTOON ART (MoCCA)
JANUARY 7, 2007 -- 6:30 PM
Cartoonist Roundtable / Q&A
594 Broadway, Suite 401
NYC, NY
JACK & JILL
JANUARY 26, 2008
Cartoon Workshop
New York, NY
THE 16th ANNUAL AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN'S BOOK FAIR
Saturday, FEBRUARY 2, 2008
Community College Of Philadelphia
Book Signing / Cartoon Workshop
Philadelphia, PA
AITON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FEBRUARY 27, 2008
Cartoon Workshop
Washington, DC
KIDS' COMIC CON 2: The Sequel
SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2008
Bronx Community College
Bronx, NY
ABOUT ME:
I'm the creator of Mama’s Boyz, a comic strip that has been syndicated weekly by King Features since 1995.
Cartoons featured in Chicken Soup For The African American Soul,Chicken Soup For The African American Woman’s Soul,The Idiot's Guide to Comedy Writing,100 Years of American
Newspaper Comics and the college textbook Facing Difference; Race, Gender and Mass Media. Also featured in a “how to draw cartoons” segment in a video series from Harcourt Press called Media Literacy and Communications Skills.
Fortunate enough to have illustated greeting cards, board games, coloring books, posters, t-shirts and lots more which you'll see in a slideshow below. For more on my comic strip check out my website. www.mamasboyz.com
This is a Flash cartoon I recently did called "Confronting the Black Superheroes of My Childhood." It's amazing how something that seemed so cool as a kids makes me crazy when I read them today. To see more of my Flash stuff, go to the cartoon section of my Mama's Boyz website. www.mamasboyz.com/cartoons
And finally here are a few pieces from my portfolio. I've been blessed to get some pretty good opportunities. Thanks for visiting.
JC
Kimle tanışmak isterim: I've already been lucky enough to meet some of the folks on my list (check out some of them in my picture collection), but of the ones left, there's still Oprah, Bill Cosby, Chris Rock, Robert Townsend, Spike Lee and Dave Chapelle to name a few.
THIS IS TRULY AN HONOR THAT WE MUST MAKE COME TO LAST. I WOULD LUV TO MEET YOU ALSO. AND I AM STILL WORKING ON SPREADING THE NEWS OF YOU AND YOUR ART TO THE WORLD. WE WOULD LUV TO ALSO SEE SUM POSITIVE CULTURAL/AFRICAN/EGIPTIAN STORIES SO OUR CHILDREN CAN SEE THEIR CULTURAL SUPER HEROS. GIVE THANKS FORANNU AND EVER FOR YOUR GREATIOUS WORKS AND IT BROUGHT TEARS TO SEE OUR VIDEO "COMMERCIAL" ON YOUR PAGE LETS REALWORK. AND CONNECT.
"WHERE ARE OUR HARUS/SUPERHEROS? SUMERIAN, NUWAUBIAN, NAPATAN, AND EGIPTIAN, NATIVE AMERICANS COME NOW AND TAKE THE STAND/OVERSTAND IT'S TIME TO SAVE YOUR OWN LIKE THE BLACK PANTHER RAISING WAKANDA LIKE OUR HOME OF ATLANTIS/GANAWAH EVACUATE BABYLON TO SHOW YOU CAN'T STAND MALACHI ZODOQ
HAS COME TO THIS PLANET TO SMITE THE EARTH WITH A CURSE/TO SAVE THOSE THAT HAVE CHOSE AS WE PLANNED IT (GREAT AND DREADFULL DAY). ANSISTERS HEALP US WORK MOOKY LUV ABOUT TO CRY SO MENTU RHEM PTAH LET US FLY....."
I had to take a much needed break Jerry, to refocus, but I'm glad to be back stronger, wiser and better than before. Thanks for the friendship, the prayers and the encouragement. Your talent is well documented and appreciated by many, thanks for allowing me to enjoy the opening with you, and for picking a great spot for dinner too.
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