The Many Shades of Heroism: DC Heroes Through the African American Lens Panel at Inaugural DC in D.C. Event at Newseum
Watch this powerful panel conversation that highlights BLACK LIGHTNING, a new African American DC Super Hero coming to television screens (40 years after the electrifying hero was created), as well as hear about an upcoming DC comic book from Oscar®-winning screenwriter, John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) and more exciting storytelling featuring African American characters.
Moderated by David Betancourt (The Washington Post), this panel brings together THE FLASH’s Candice Patton, writer John Ridley, BLACK LIGHTNING producers Mara Brock Akil & Salim Akil, BLACK LIGHTNING star Cress Williams, actor Chris Chalk (GOTHAM), Jamie Broadnax from Black Girl Nerds, comics artist and co-founder of Milestone Media Denys B. Cowan, writer and academic Alice Randall, and actor David Harewood (SUPERGIRL)
BLACK LIGHTNING premieres Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at 9/8c on The CW.