Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? The absence of African-American heroes in animation

While channel-surfing our toon-rich airwaves recently, it struck me that TV animation is not as diverse as it should be in the 21st century. Although myriad minorities exist in supporting roles, there are only a handful of animated kids shows featuring African-American protagonists: The Proud Family (Disney Channel), Little Bill (Nick Jr.), Static Shock (Kids' WB!), Fillmore (ABC/Disney Channel) and Da Boom Crew (Kids' WB!).
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January 1, 2005

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