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After the abrupt cancellation of Universal FanCon, a comic book and genre convention by, and for, people of color, the LGBTQ community and the disabled, Karama Horne and her friends jumped into action, planning Wicomicon, a replacement pop-up event for fans and vendors were now in a financial hole.
“President-elect Barack Obama said it best. This election was not about him. It is about us. It is a call to the people of consciousness to rise up and move us forward in the areas where we have gotten stuck,†said Rev. Bernice King, daughter of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. “We have a lot of work cut out for us.â€
This year has been tough for almost everyone. Belts are tighter and wallets are opening less often. Finances are strained as paychecks have been cut and jobs eliminated. Black Enterprise reached out to all 11 of last year’s Financial Fitness contest winners to see how they fared.
From kindergarten to 12th grade, Will Thomas never had a black male teacher and only once had a black female teacher. “I felt like we weren’t represented in the classroom, and it bothered me throughout my school experience,†says Thomas, referring to his years growing up in Ellenville, New York, a relatively diverse community.
The photographer who lost a sexual assault lawsuit against Damon Dash last year is back seeking $400 million in a case she wants reopened.
