Artist Philip Mallory Jones previews his ambitious project depicting life in Bronzeville circa 1940.
Black people are rarely portrayed in video games as anything other than stereotypes or ciphers. The few African-American characters who inhabit virtual worlds—whether Grand Theft Auto or Street Fighter—are typically gangsters, athletes, or sassy comic-relief types like Augustus "Cole Train" Cole, the thinly drawn professional sports star turned soldier from the Gears of War series—he's primarily defined by his imposing physicality and profane one-liners.…
Artist Philip Mallory Jones previews his ambitious project depicting life in Bronzeville circa 1940.
Black people are rarely portrayed in video games as anything other than stereotypes or ciphers. The few African-American characters who inhabit virtual worlds—whether Grand Theft Auto or Street Fighter—are typically gangsters, athletes, or sassy comic-relief types like Augustus "Cole Train" Cole, the thinly drawn professional sports star turned soldier from the Gears of War series—he's primarily defined by his imposing physicality and profane one-liners.…