Diversity Beyond the Checkbox

The Black and White Societal Flip with Black Cotton Comics’ Brian Hawkins

Podcasts May 10, 2022

Imagine a society where Black people are the majority and White people are the underrepresented and marginalized race. What has this society's history been like? How is the educational system different than our reality today?

This alternate reality is what comic book creator Brian Hawkins built with Black Cotton, and today he shares his story on his inspiration for the comic, bias, and empathy for races that are different from our own.

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Jackie Ferguson

Jackie (she/her) is a Certified Diversity Executive and vice president of Content and Programming for The Diversity Movement. She wrote the best-seller The Inclusive Language Handbook.