Huey Freeman is one of the beloved black cartoon characters with afro. He is the main character in The Boondocks, an animated series based on Aaron McGruder’s comic strip.

PBS Kids launched Alma’s Way, a cartoon created by Sonia Manzano (yes, Maria from Sesame Street), that shows the life of an adorable Afro-Latin girl growing up in the Bronx. Someone my daughter ...

Growing up in the 1970s at opposite ends of New York state, two girls were immersed in all things cool, black and funky. Saturday morning cartoons won their hearts. Loreen Williamson, in Rochester ...

The community of Westbury recently lost one of its most famed and groundbreaking members. Brumsic Brandon Jr., the political cartoonist of “Luther,” one of the first African American cartoons ...

“Afro Samurai” (2007) Inspired by A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and J Dilla, ... a cartoon rap villain named after a character from the Adult Swim cartoon “Sealab 2021.” ...

Upon receiving immediate praise after its first season aired in 2007, the follow up full-length feature (Afro Samurai: Resurrection) is finally slated to release this week, ...

For a long time, there were few prominent Black cartoon characters. ... The first African-American hero with his own comic series of the same name was Lobo (1965).

The female, African-American cartoon character is a big hit on TV and in the shops. Karen Attwood. Sunday 30 November 2014 01:00 GMT. Comments. Your support helps us to tell the story.