Black Women in Comics – This Heroine Paved the Way

Torchy Brown paved the way for black women in comics. She didn't have any super powers, but she did fight racism and sexism. Special thank you to Nancy Goldstein, author of Jackie Ormes: The First African American Woman Cartoonist (University of Michigan Press, 2008). Subscribe to The Root: https://goo.gl/QMOjBE Visit us at: http://www.theroot.com/ Like us at: https://www.facebook.com/TheRoot Follow us at: https://twitter.com/theroot View us: http://instagram.com/the.root Watch more from Fusion friends: Fusion: http://fus.in/subscribe F-Comedy: https://goo.gl/Q27Mf7 Fusion TV: https://goo.gl/1IbZ1B Gizmodo: https://goo.gl/YTRLAE Kotaku: https://goo.gl/OcnXv7 Deadspin: https://goo.gl/An7N8g Jezebel: https://goo.gl/XNsnCJ Lifehacker: https://goo.gl/3rNmzw Io9: https://goo.gl/ismnzP Jalopnik: https://goo.gl/u7sDEk Sploid: https://goo.gl/4yq2UY