Sep 11, 2015 amandla stenberg creates comic book to empower black girls she teamed up with stranger comics for niobe. Black girls rock black girl magic my black is beautiful beautiful women curly hair styles natural hair styles amandla stenberg afro punk brown skin. She is life, which shattered barriers and made history by becoming the first internationally distributed comic series with a black female author, artist, and hero. Stenberg, 17, was exactly how jones pictured the teen character in his comic book titled niobe. She is life follows a young black protagonist whos as much a heroic badass as amandla is irl. Stenberg has spoken publicly on social media about cultural appropriation. Hunger games star amandla stenberg creates comic book. Niobe she is life and death w amandla stenberg and. Her first professional work came in 2015, 7 when she began working with sebastian a. Since then, shes appeared in various films and television shows, like sleepy hollow and rio 2, as well as the movie adaption of everything, everything. It was a celebration of a comic book that doesnt look like the xmen or spiderman or. An ambassador for no kid hungry, amandla also supports the ubuntu education fund, which nurtures children from cradle to career in port elizabeth, south africa.
She has given speech at we charity event in california. Niobe she is life written by sebastian jones and amandla stenberg, illustrated by ashley woods. Amandla stenberg talks oscars, race in hollywood and her. Amandla stenberg is creating a comic starring a woc the. Once there was a rumor about a teen actor, jaden smith, dating to amandla stenberg in 2015. This is the next story from last years acclaimed comic book, niobe.
Comics often have few characters of color and even fewer creators of color, which is partly why stenberg as well as countless others in the comic book world is working to bridge that gap and bring these stories to life the actress teamed up with stranger comics, a multiplatform publishing company, to do just that with niobe. Hunger games actress amandla stenberg making badass black. Niobe she is death 2019 stranger comics comic books. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Amandla stenberg plays the violin and has been performing since 20. She is life with sebastian jones, which was published on november 2015. First look at amandla stenbergs new comic book, niobe. Amandla stenberg just became even more of a badass than she previously was the 16yearold hunger games star is redefining womens and particularly women of colors roles in yet another. Hbo developing drama based on fantasy comic book series co written by amandla stenberg. Niobe, a milestone for black women in comics, is changing the.
Amandla stenberg is creating a comic book about a young black. So, we have also gathered a few amandla stenberg bikini and swimsuit featuring amandla stenbergs face and body pictures as well. Amandla stenberg speakers bureau and booking agent info. She is life amid high school homework and college prep this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. With stranger comics sebastian jones, amandla wrote the comic books niobe. The book is an offshoot of jones graphic novel the untamed. Sep 4, 2015 sixteenyearold actress and more amandla stenberg has launched a new comic book franchise titled niobe. The series follows niobe ayutami, an orphaned elf teenager and future savior of an. Getty images celebrity amandla stenberg has created a comic book to empower young black women niobe. Actress amandla stenbergs first comic book comes to. She is life is a coming of age tale of love, betrayal, and ultimate sacrifice.
Amandla stenberg, hero to us all, is publishing a mustread. Women in comics, is changing the face of comic book heroes. In 2015, her piece, family portrait, was the opening work in apb. As a fan, im thrilled to hear that shes going to continue exploring these. Actress, musician, and author amandla stenberg will be making her comic book debut in november. Her mother is africanamerican and her father is danish and of part inuitgreenlandic ancestry. See more ideas about amandla stenberg, hunger games, hunger games cast. Currently, she is attending film school at new york. Nov 11, 2015 amandla stenberg debuts empowering comic book. It is set in a fantasy world and follows the journey of a half elf half human princess.
Now, stenberg has transformed herself into a comic book writer with her first series, niobe. Shes cowriting a new comic book with stranger comics called niobe. Amandla stenberg is coming out with her own comic book amandlas creating the kind of comic she wants to see at comic shops everywhere. Niobe she is life and death w amandla stenberg and stranger comics.
Together, stenberg and jones along with illustrator ashley a. Amandla often emphasizes the mistakes as well as the hero. Amandla stenberg creates comic book to empower black girls. Artists against police brutality, a crowdfunded comic book anthology that benefited the innocence project.
Amandla stenberg has created a comic book to empower. Amandla stenbergs new project is a tribute to all badass. Woods are working to elevate niobes story and add to the short but growing roster of comic book characters of color. Hunger games amandla stenberg creates blackwomanwarrior. Amandla stenberg born october 23, 1998 is an american actress, comic book writer, and activist who rose to prominence in a small but impactful role as rue in the hunger games. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Jones, amandla stenberg a sheldon mitchell ca jae lee niobe has won the battle only to find that it was merely an audition for a much greater one. Legend of korra cast returns for second dark horse comic book reading. This hunger games stars new creative project will inspire. Oct 19, 2018 the hate u gives amandla stenberg on bringing black lives matter to the box office stenberg is the star of a new adaptation of the ya novel phenomenon. Amandla behaved just as i pictured niobe at that age, jones added. Amandla stenberg sexy amandla stenberg on sexual assault.
Jason kempingetty images hunger games star amandla stenberg is just 16 years old but is already paving her own way outside of hollywood when it comes to the representation of black women. See more ideas about amandla stenberg, hunger games and hunger games cast. At the age of just 4, amandla stenberg started catalog modeling shoots for disney. Amandla stenberg helps launch new comic book niobe starring. Together, they released an ep in 2015 as a folkrock duo named honeywater.
She is death i n may 2017, the second part of the trilogy. Amandla stenberg on new comic book series, social media activism. He simply needed to tell stenberg how much she resembled his character. Its so important to have an outlet for selfexpression. And comic book series such as this are exactly how we continue to further the conversation of women, in general, and. Nov 08, 2015 actor amandla stenberg has starred in films like the hunger games, but her passions extend beyond hollywood. Amandla stenberg born october 23, 1998 is an american actress and singer. Amandla stenberg to make comic book debut in november. Amandla is coauthor, with stranger comics sebastian jones, of the comic book series niobe. Niobe ayutami is an orphaned wild elf teenager and also the wouldbe savior of the vast and volatile fantasy world of asunda. Sep 02, 2015 amandla stenberg, the 16yearold actress who played rue in the hunger games, is spreading her message about intersectional feminism with a new comic book amandla stenberg s new comic character.
Nov 16, 2015 i spoke with amandla stenberg at the launch party for niobe. Sep 04, 2015 16yearold amandla stenberg is launching a new comic book series called niobe. Amandla stenberg debuts empowering comic book essence. Amandla stenberg to star in darkest minds trilogy adaptation. Amandla stenbergs empowering comic book will inspire you shes the queen of the tweed suit and pants. Stenberg s work includes roles in feature films such as the hunger games 2012 in which she portrayed rue, everything, everything 2017 in which she portrayed madeline whittier, and the hate u give 2018 in which she portrayed starr carter. Why hunger games amandla stenbergs woc comic book character.
Jones stated that it was the first nationally sold comic featuring a black lady as the protagonist and also a black female author. Amandla stenberg is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. As an author, amandla even wrote the comic book niobe. For woods, a black woman, niobes story marks her first professional comic series. Amandla stenberg has always been vocal about issues of race, representation, and empowering women of color. Stenberg found two things to be lacking in the world of comic books. The comic book is about a teen female black warrior. She is life follows a halfelf, halfwarrior heroine who embarks on a journey of selfdiscovery. Be the first to read the book well before its instore release next year. Amandla stenberg, coolest teen ever, is now a comic book writer amandla stenberg is cowriting a new comic.
Hunger games actress amandla stenberg brings a strong new voice to comics the outspoken teen is determined to do more than just talk about issues of race in the media. She is life via stranger comics, with a badass girl of color as her protagonist. Why hunger games amandla stenbergs woc comic book character is a. Just when we thought amandla stenberg couldnt be any cooler, shes come out with a new project thats bringing her voice to a whole new medium. Tale told by amandla stenberg hunger games, everything everything and. First look at amandla stenbergs new comic book niobe. The book is an offshoot jones graphic novel the untamed. Amandla stenberg has created a comic book to empower young. Oct 14, 2015 actress amandla stenberg may have dominated your news feed earlier this year with her critique of the entertainment industrys use of cultural appropriation in her video dont cash crop on. Amandla stenberg on her sexuality, finding love, and loving herself. In the summer and fall of 2010, she shot her first feature, colombiana 2011, an.
Actress amandla stenbergs first comic book comes to stores. Niobe she is life what becomes of the child who has lost her spirit. Sep 10, 2015 amandla stenberg is creating a new comic book that sets out to prove that women of color can be pretty adept at saving the world. Amandla stenbergs violin performance is all kinds of amazing. Sep 26, 2016 amandla stenberg to star in darkest minds trilogy adaptation. May 18, 2017 niobe she is life and death w amandla stenberg and stranger comics. Girls of color are heavily underrepresented in pop culture, let alone comic books. Shes as comfortable glamming it up for teen vogue as she is nerding out with her graphic novel, niobe.
First look at amandla stenberg s new comic book, niobe. Amandla stenberg is creating comic book about a young. Amandla stenberg on using improv, getting away from westernized style of acting for the eddy this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. The pair made history in 2015 as the creative forces behind niobe.
Hello stranger, a couple of months ago, we released the last issue of the series niobe. The actress, who quite recently penned a comic book series. She is life, a series of graphic novels that merge fantasy and exploration of. Niobe she is life and death w amandla stenberg and stranger. Amandla stenberg on gender, fashion, and selfexpression. Sep 02, 2015 amandla stenberg is cowriting a new comic.
She is life, is back for its fourth issue around this time last year amandla spoke to solange knowles for teen vogue, a little but about her then new comic book. It is based in a fantasy world and revolves around the journey of a half elf half human princess. Amandla stenbergs name has been popping up in the media a lot lately from cash cropping cornrows to being celebrated for making times. Niobe and skarlok lead a small army into the depths to rescue another of niobes former foes, but is the young savior prepared for the sacrifice it will take. Amandla stenberg talks oscars, race in hollywood and her own. But their affairs rumor finished when for a long time they were not seen together. Apr 30, 2020 yes, amandia stenberg is a very sexy woman and amandla stenbergs bra and breast size prove that amandla stenberg can carry off any dress in style. We have two homage comic covers paying tribute to a tribe called quest. So this girl boss decided to make her own, with a little bit of help.
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