Barbara Brandon-Croft
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Legendary cartoonist Barbara Brandon-Croft (Where I\\u2019m Coming From) joins Mira to talk about building a life out of odd jobs, the double-edged sword of being \\u2018the first,\\u2019 and how being a cartoonist was never on her mind until it happened.
MENTIONED:
- Brumsic Brandon, Jr. (Barbara\\u2019s father, creator of the comic Luther)\\xa0
- Marie Brown
- Jules Feiffer\\u2019s Village Voice strip
- Women\\u2019s Wear Daily
Barbara Brandon-Croft was born in Brooklyn and grew up on Long Island. After debuting her comic strip Where I\\u2019m Coming From in the Detroit Free Press in 1989, Brandon-Croft became the first Black woman cartoonist to be published nationally by a major syndicate. During its 15 year run, Where I\\u2019m Coming From appeared in over 65 newspapers across the USA and Canada, as well as Jamaica, South Africa, and Barbados. Her comics are in the permanent collection of the Library of Congress. Brandon-Croft lives in Queens.
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