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Students from the Children’s Storefront, an independent school in Harlem, stop by the ECBACC table at the KCC.
Aspiring young artist from the Children’s Storefront meets veteran independent artist and ECBACC VP Akin Brown.
Mom and dad w/ super babies on their way to a costume birthday party pose at the ECBACC table.
BlogTalkRadio host The Surfer, speaks with ECBACC, Inc. Founder and President Yumy Odom, ECBACC Event Coordinator Akinseye Brown, and ECBACC 2010 featured guest Eric Battle, about this year’s CON, news and everything ECBACC. You can click on the play button below to listen to the episode.
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ECBACC, Inc. VP Akinseye Brown discusses, with a crowd of comic book enthusiasts at the Phila. Logan Branch Library, the key points of using comic book characters as a tool for expressing ideas.
Students at the Phila. Lucien Blackwell Branch Library experience writing and assembling their own comic book stories!
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Marvelous artist Eric Battle shares his expertise, professionalism, and insight at ECBACC’s first Creating Black Comic Books workshop in Philadelphia, PA.
ECBACC’s Creating Black Comic Books workshop (CBCB) succeeded in introducing fundamental steps necessary for producing comic books with respectful Black hereos and lead characters.
- December 12, 2009, ECBACC, Inc. participated in the National Alliance of Market Developers (NAMD) 8th Annual “Buy Black” Holiday Shopping Expo in Philadelphia, PA. ECBACC, Inc. and NAMD find common ground in supporting the talented and entrepreneurial business owners from our communities. Above, ECBACC, Inc. President Yumy Odom talks about the importance of the event.
- National Alliance of Marketing Developers / Philadelphia Chapter President, Norm Bond listens to special guest, Empowerment Experiment CEO Maggie Anderson, as she addresses the marketplace on the importance of business and community. Mrs. Anderson and her family have been featured on BET, CNN, CNBC, CBS, Fox News, and Time Magazine for committing to patron Black-Owned businesses for an entire year.
- Expo shoppers and fans eagerly converge and show support at the ECBACC table!
- ECBACC, Inc. VP Akinseye Brown and Empowerment Experiment CEO Maggie Anderson, share a moment. Our VP welcomed Mrs. Anderson to Philadelphia and commended her family’s mission.
The April 27 episode of What Are You Reading is available online at blogtalkradio. ECBACC organizers Yumy Odom and Akinseye Brown are interviewed along with Glyph Comics Awards founder Rich Watson. You can click on the play button below to listen to the episode.
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This Saturday, April 25, 2009 Join ECBACC at the Kid’s Comic Con in NY!
The East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention, Inc. (ECBACC, Inc.) will be recognized for our steadfast confidence and unwavering support of the Annual Kids’ Comic Con (KCC) at the Bronx Community College.
The Third Annual Kids’ Comic Con April 25, 2009 is an exciting comic convention specifically designed with kids in mind. The event is jam-packed with workshops, panels, book signings, games, contests, and portfolio reviews. “Our primary goals at the Kids’ Comic Con are to promote reading and creativity in kids’ lives,” said Alex Simmons, KCC founder. “Now more than ever, it is imperative that we supply kids with a continuous flow of positive ideas, skills, and outlets for their thinking, as well as self-esteem building activities, like creating from their own imaginations.” ECBACC will have a table there selling toys, comic books, and other items.
We hope to see you there! www.kidscomiccon.com
ECBACC, Inc.’s 8th annual convention will occur May 15 & 16, 2009 in Philadelphia, PA. www.ecbacc.com
As a last chance opportunity, we will also be accepting ECBACC table registrations purchased at our table at Kids Comic Con. The late registration pricing still applies.
ECBACC S.T.A.R.S. Education Director Akinseye Brown, a professional illustrator and author of HTD: How to Draw Afrakan Superheroes, offered two short workshops for all ages at the recent Superhero Day at Penn Museum.
Participants learned about the important parts of a story and the use of dialogue in an interactive program that emphasized creative thinking and self-expression.
The Philly Word Live!! show featuring ECBACC organizers Yumy Odom and Akinseye Brown is up on their website. Just go to the embedded audio player and select the March 25 item to hear the full show, including our interview.
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Tune in online to Philly Word Live!! on Wednesday, March 25, and Wednesday, May 13, as we talk about the upcoming convention.
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