Black women in comics challenge the very form of comics itself, asking how a form whose history is embedded in stereotype and caricature can make room for the plurality of Black women's experiences. Bringing together Black women scholars and creatives from a range of backgrounds, this roundtable considers the representation of Black women in comics across the 20th and 21st centuries. Panelists Sasha Sanders (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo), Christian Hines (Texas State University), Kiana T. Murphy (Brown University), Ebony Toussaint (Ororo Comics Podcast), Briana Forbes (Pink Riot Comic Show), Keisha Parks (The Blerd Library), and Karla Medrano (Blaq Girl Comics) consider the contributions of Black women writers and illustrators in comics, focusing on how they use the form to critique popular discourses around representation, politics, and belonging. The roundtable also considers Black women scholars in the field of comics studies, such as Ebony Flowers, Qiana Whitted, and Rebecca Wanzo.
