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SUMMARY:Black Comic Book Day
LOCATION:Main Library\nMain Library
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DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate the Black experience\, history\, and contributi
 on to sequential art at Black Comic Book Day! Featuring a panel discussion
  open to all\, and a networking segment for local Black artists. \n.\nhttp
 s://akronlibrary.libnet.info/event/11379844
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join and participate in a special event\, 
 programmed in partnership with Literary Akron\, focusing on Black history 
 and participation in the comic book industry. <a href="https://literaryakr
 on.org/black-comic-book-day/">Black Comic Book Day</a> will start with a t
 hree speaker panel\, open to everyone\, followed by a networking section f
 or local Black artists and writers. Visual artists\, please sign up via th
 e link below.</p>\n<p><strong>Panel topics</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Black h
 istory\, representation and perspective\, and changing views on race in co
 mics&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Working in the comics industry as a Black profession
 al\, then and now</li>\n<li>Comic books as a tool for community involvemen
 t and social justice</li>\n<li>How is AI changing the industry and how tha
 t might affect Black creators</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br />Networking segment: &l
 dquo\;Comics Connect!&rdquo\; &mdash\; A mixer event aimed at connecting l
 ocal visual artists with black writers</p>\n<p><strong>Local artists&nbsp\
 ;<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-eFB3Ih8a6cR6w1TiR6oX
 6GVxY9B6B7qfVaDe_y7zXeYebg/viewform?pli=1">please sign up</a>&nbsp\;by Sep
 tember 4th for tables at the event.</strong></p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://akronli
 brary.libnet.info/event/11379844
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