![]() ![]() Snoopy: Charlie Brown’s pet beagle, who is intelligent and imaginative. He is kind and well-meaning, but often struggles with self-doubt and bad luck. Here is a list of some of the main characters:Ĭharlie Brown: the main character, a young boy with a round head, a shirt with a zigzag pattern, and a baseball cap. "I'm definitely looking to be very inclusive in my stories.There are many characters in the “Peanuts” comic strip and animated TV specials, all created by Charles M. So I just want to start there and see where it takes me," said Promise Robinson, a 21-year-old student at Hampton University and one of the first Armstrong Project recipients. Armstrong says to start with dynamic characters. The Armstrong Project also has a $200,000 endowment to give scholarships for students at historically Black colleges. He said he'll remind them that cartooning "is not the same as doodling in math class." With the Armstrong Project, he'll provide internships and guidance to students. Can I use your last name?' I said, 'Sparky yes, of course.'"Īrmstrong Project recipient Hailey Cartwright and cartoonist Robb Armstrong meet up at San Diego Comic-Con. It's not respectful to him as a character. A few years later, Schulz called to ask him about Franklin. Armstrong said it was a sign that he should pursue his dream of becoming a cartoonist.īy 1990, Armstrong's comic strip JumpStart was syndicated, and he became friends with his childhood idol, Charles "Sparky" Schulz. The same day Franklin appeared, Armstrong's 13-year-old brother was killed in a subway accident. Franklin's debut was also a milestone for Robb Armstrong, who was a six-year-old in West Philadelphia at the time. It was a symbolic gesture at a time of racial turmoil for the country. would help in shaping the unconscious attitudes of our kids."įranklin made his first appearance in a Peanuts strip in 1968.Ī few months later, Schulz introduced Franklin in a Peanuts comic strip in which he plays on a beach with Charlie Brown. "It occurred to me today that the introduction of Negro children into the group of Schulz characters. "I've been asking myself what I can do to help change those conditions in our society which led to the assassination and which contribute to the vast sea of misunderstanding fear, hate and violence," she wrote. ![]() Martin Luther King Jr., Glickman wrote a letter to Schulz. In 1968, shortly after the assassination of Dr. "When I came into the industry I was one of only four African-Americans in the business," said cartoonist Robb Armstrong, who teamed up with Peanuts Worldwide to try to improve those numbers.Ĭalifornia school teacher Harriet Glickman came up with the idea of integrating the Peanuts comics. That meant something to a lot of us, and certainly inspired my path as an artist."Īccording to the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, fewer than 4% of animators are African American. "The first time I saw him on a special, he's dancing. "Seeing Franklin was sort of like a revelation, 'cause here's a character that represents you," recalled Smith, creator of Disney's The Proud Family series. It was a rare meet-up of Black cartoonists, animators and fans. The new initiative was introduced at a pop-up exhibition at Comic-Con in San Diego. ![]() Now, more than half a century later, Peanuts Worldwide has created The Armstrong Project in his honor to support up-and-coming Black writers, animators and cartoonists. Over the years, the low-key, friendly character was an inspiration to generations of Peanuts fans. ![]()
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