{"id":6255,"date":"2022-05-10T11:42:31","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T15:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/?p=6255"},"modified":"2024-11-15T14:39:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T19:39:24","slug":"black-white-societal-flip-black-cotton-comics-brian-hawkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/black-white-societal-flip-black-cotton-comics-brian-hawkins\/","title":{"rendered":"The Black and White Societal Flip with Black Cotton Comics\u2019 Brian Hawkins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-test-bidi=\"\">Imagine a society where Black people are the majority and White people are the underrepresented and marginalized race. What has this society&#8217;s history been like? How is the educational system different than our reality today?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-test-bidi=\"\">This alternate reality is what comic book creator Brian Hawkins built with Black Cotton, and today he shares his story on his inspiration for the comic, bias, and empathy for races that are different from our own.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-test-bidi=\"\">Listen to this episode on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/31fEKbAyLWLaDeQoMtg4Eh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-black-and-white-societal-flip-with-black\/id1496992226?i=1000560201624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-test-bidi=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/library\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8878 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-C-1024x341.png\" alt=\"TDM Library: your one-stop-shop for update, expert DEI Resources. 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