She Drew Power! Cartoonist Jackie Ormes’ Trailblazing Comic Legacy Still Inspires Generations

She Drew Power! Cartoonist Jackie Ormes’ Trailblazing Comic Legacy Still Inspires Generations

In an era when Black women were largely erased from the comics page, Jackie Ormes picked up her pen and rewrote the rules. As the first nationally syndicated Black female cartoonist, Ormes shattered racial and gender stereotypes through her bold, stylish, and socially conscious characters, paving the way for generations of Black creators. Born in 1911 and raised in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, Ormes became a defining voice in American media when h…