12 - BLK

When listening to the show use the hashtag #simplyrobotixpod to join in the conversation. Follow host Monique on all social media platforms @Simplyrobotix ------- It is STILL Black History Month so I felt it was only right to talk about Black cartoon characters or the lack thereof.  _THINGS MENTIONED_ Is it more racist to make a Black character Black because you can or make them Black because it is a story point? There are more Black make character than Black female characters Cree Summer basically voicing all of the Black female characters The Boondocks as a "love letter" to Black culture Hair Love Matthew Cherry Everett Downing Book of Mojo Karen Rupert Toliver Dreaming big _ANIMATION NEWS_ Hair Love winning the oscar for best animated short Klaus winning BAFTA for best animated feature film (BAFTA is The British Academy of Film and Television Arts or BAFTA Film Awards essentially the british oscars) Sonic The Hedgehog surprised us all - 'Sonic the Hedgehog' has the biggest opening weekend ever for a video game movie with $57 million. "Recess" voice actor and former child actor Jason Davis has died at 35  - he was the voice of Mikey _ RESOURCES_ How To BLACK: An Analysis of Black Cartoon Characters (feat. ReviewYaLife) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOwhBkoNK0g -  ToonrificTariq - social media https://twitter.com/tsh678 https://www.instagram.com/t00ns.reek/  Is Cartoon Network's Craig of the Creek PANDERING? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWVfw-0qv6c  Kevin Williams - social media https://twitter.com/AwestruckVox https://www.instagram.com/awestruckvox [AUDIO CLIP] SDCC Exclusive: Tyler, the Creator + The Jellies! | The Jellies | Adult Swim - 2017 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFkhzMkrmQE - [AUDIO CLIP ]   Great Big Story Yotuube - She Voiced Characters on Rugrats, Tiny Toons, Atlantis and More -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQRFPDcGXmg Sony Pictures Animation Names Karen Toliver EVP Creative - https://www.awn.com/news/sony-pictures-animation-names-karen-toliver-evp-creative [HOST LINKS] Hosted by: Monique Henry-Hudson #Simplyrobotixpod Twitter - https://twitter.com/SimplyRobotix  Instagram - instagram.com/simplyrobotix/  Simplyrobotix.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simplyrobotixpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/simplyrobotixpod/support