Posts by Asani Entertainment
The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense
“I do not expect the white media to create positive black male images.” – Huey P. Newton Black Panther Party American organizationAlso known as: Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, Panther Party Black Panther Party, African American revolutionary party, founded in 1966 in Oakland, California, by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. The party’s original purpose…
Read More“Project We Love”
“You get tested the most when it’s time for you to elevate. Do not break.” I sent that out earlier this week to my daily inspiration friends’ list. It’s seemingly quite reflective of my life right now. The last four years have been the most challenging of my adult life, I’ve lost my two closest…
Read MoreTHE MOUNT RUSHMORE OF COMIC BOOK WRITERS
JERRY SIEGEL (October 14, 1914 – January 28, 1996) Jerome Siegel was an American comic book writer. He is the co-creator of Superman, in collaboration with his friend Joe Shuster, published by DC Comics. They also created Doctor Occult, who was later featured in The Books of Magic. Siegel and Shuster were inducted into the…
Read MoreHOMAGE
“great respect and honor” Homage means great respect and honor, or something done to honor a person or thing. In Middle English, homage specifically referred to respect for and loyalty to a feudal lord. Obama tan suit controversy On August 28, 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama held a live press conference on increasing the military…
Read MoreI Heard It Through The Grapevine
explores how rumors that run rife in African-American communities, concerning such issues as AIDS, the Ku Klux Klan and FBI conspiracies, translate white oppression into folk warnings, and are used by the community to respond to a hostile dominant culture.
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Enter a New SuperHero Universe – THE ASANIVERSE in WELCOME TO THE EVOLUTION : RAY OF HOPE the debut adventure of THE OMEGA CORPS
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a pictorial essay on the creation of Asani Entertainment’s premier Superhero team: The Omega Corps.
Read MoreChat & Draw Live! Tuesday, August 27th 2024
Meet the creator of the Asaniverse David C. LaForest and his team mates Ran McKinzie & Patrick Lugo on their premiere comic launch!
Read MoreTHE DIVINE NINE
Black Greek-letter organizations have made a deep impact on Black American culture. Learn more about the fraternities and sororities that started it all.
Read MoreSteel City Con 2024
The Steel City Con is the exclusive comic con of the Monroeville Convention Center. It is one of the largest comic cons in the United States.
Read MoreORIGINS OF THE ASANIVERSE
August 14, 1791, under the transformational, pinnacle leadership of Maroon, Asani, Princeps (First in order) of the Tribal Chieftains representing each of the gathered plantations, the Cognizant People of Saint Domingue (African, Bi-Racial, French, Spanish, British, Polish) took an oath to end enslavement on the island and fight the greatest fight in human history for…
Read MoreBLACK SUPER HERO UNIVERSES
Name five black superheroes from Marvel or DC Comics. It’s pretty difficult for those not steeped in comic-book lore. Asani Entertainment wants to change that.
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