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Wrapping up the Rewind of my #WB100 Black History Month posts from 2024. I made a few additions from my original posts that I missed from last year, and one that definitely should be mentioned even though it premiered after the #WB100 Project was over, and I felt it deserved a mention. And now, the exciting conclusion. - jh   Lackawanna Blues (HBO Films, 2005) "They gave me that bit of themselves that they felt was their best. And the blues I heard & the stories they told will live inside of me forever." Lackawanna Blues is a poignant Emmy-winning drama based on Ruben Santiago-Hudson's play about his childhood in New York. ATL , 2006 "My Pops used to always say dreamin' is the luxury of children, and that I should enjoy it. And he was right." ATL is a great coming-of-age story with a stellar cast about teens in Atlanta on the cusp of adulthood & still figuring out this crazy thing called life. ‪ Class of 3000 (Cartoon Network Studios/Tom Lynch...

  “I’ve always felt that the cool thing about being a writer is that all you need is paper to do the job. The best thing to further what you do is write and read all you can. Read both stuff you like to see why its good and read bad to see how to fix. Doing that will help you see and solve problems in your own writing.  “But I think the biggest advice I can offer is don’t just pick one story and stop, write as much as you can, as many stories as you can. The best thing about being a writer is, a writer’s craft is nearly perfect because a writer can go anywhere and do his craft.” Dwayne McDuffie, writer, creator of worlds, legend. A creator. A genius. A dreamer.  An icon. An ideal. An inspiration. A collaborator. A colleague. An intellect. A friend. A son. A brother. A husband. The Maestro. Dwayne. I think of the many writers who inspired me to create my own stories, Mr. McDuffie remains the keystone to the creator I grew up to be. His works resonated with me when I first ...

Here's Part Four, which celebrates Warner Bros' Black history from 1994 to 2003.This was one of the most groundbreaking years for Black talent and characters across the company. Powerful stories, memorable characters, and great entertainment that still endures today. As with my previous three rewinds, I had to add a few titles I missed from last year's initial social media posts.  With that out of the way, on with the show. Natasha Irons (Steel), DC Comics, 1994 "We don't discriminate. We'll use a hammer or a particle beam, whatever gets the job done." John's niece Natasha Irons has become just as much as a hero as her uncle, even donning the Steel name herself as well as making her mark as one of DC Comics' LGBT heroines.   The Wayans Bros , 1995 The Parent ‘Hood , 1995 On January 11, 1995, The WB Television Network launched, and the very first series to air on the young network was The Wayans Bros , a sitcom about a pair of brothers played by Sha...