When comic creator Naseed Gifted co-founded Newark’s Khem festival in 2015, he wanted to celebrate Black animation, gaming and comic book creators. And so he did.
The three-day festival, now in its eighth year, recognizes diversity in the comic realm through art, fashion and comics. This year’s event at The Future is Black Afrofuturism Art + Tech Gallery on Broad Street showcased 12 artists and drew over 1,000 people, many dressed in cosplay or superhero costumes to align with the theme: Bringing Wakanda to Newark, before wrapping up last week. Afrofuturism was a concept of the an gallery, which explored a future where Black culture is celebrated in comics and technology. A pre-event included a Wakanda-themed Ball based on the fictional country in East Africa and home to the superhero Black Panther.
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