For many Black children, seeing themselves represented on screen was, and continues to be, a rarity. That’s why Black female cartoon characters have had such a profound impact.

This character was the first time I remember seeing an animated character that looked and sounded like me. The smartest kid on the show, being Black, was a nice wink-and-nod to current and future ...

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Cameron said that if kids “see themselves in space, they’ll be like, ‘I want to achieve that.’” His poem imagines what it would be like to be the first Black kid in space. Eva Anthony, 10 ...