Everyone is familiar with what happens when Asian and Pan-African creative forces collide. K-Pop is sweeping the world. Before that, it was the Japanese City Pop hits of the 1980s, like "Plastic Love" and "Stay with Me." Now, the creative mashups are flowing in the other direction. Black content creators are exploring anime from a fresh Afrocentric perspective. Panelists discuss the creative and collaborative possibilities with groundbreaking experts in film, television, and education. Featuring Kevin Grevioux (director, producer, and writer, Underworld, I, Frankenstein), Anissa Ocansey (Emmy Award–winning journalist and producer, Emmy-nominated host, published writer, comedian, featured on Hulu and ABC), Matt Ford (U.S. history and Black aesthetics professor at University of San Diego and English professor at Grossmont College), Jimmy Diggs (panel creator, moderator, producer, and screenwriter, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), and Dr. Camille Jones, Ph.D., M.P.H. (creator, Middle of Everything animated series).
