The Saddest Angriest Black Girl in Town by Robyn Smith was made when Robyn was living in White River Junction, Vermont, and she found herself in a sea of whiteness. In the first two sections of the comic—”Sad” and “Angry”—Robyn processes her personal experiences as she is constantly confronted by the discomfort felt by her White neighbors, classmates, and colleagues. This white discomfort manifests in nervous behavior, suspicion, and inappropriate comments, jokes and actions. In the final section—”Black”—Robyn pushes back, and exerts her individuality, and points out that it’s not her blackness that is causing problems, but her community’s whiteness that needs examination and confrontation.

Seen and felt.

A comic about two black kids sitting on a box and wondering what’s inside.

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see: https://madwomb.com/tutorials/comicsDesign/literature/RichiePope_ThatBoxWeSitOn.pdf