![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Abbott, writing at the Detroit Daily, is doing her part and, through hard, honest reporting, has become a champion/protector of the black community. Race relations are terrible the n-word is still freely abused by white men of power when they know someone else is listening. ![]() “1972 Detroit, much like Abbott herself, feels authentic. There’s a difference between historical fiction that revels in racism and sexism and that which critiques it this is the latter and shows us how it’s done.” (Source: CBR) In his writing Ahmed shows that yes, these attitudes did exist in 1972 and yes, it often was this explicit, but at the same time no, it’s not OK - and it wasn’t at the time, either. “Taking place in 1970s America, there’s a lot of casual racism and sexism in Abbott, but it’s delicately used and then immediately shut down either through context or characters’ own words. Forces she has sworn to destroy.Ībbott addresses antiblack racism and police brutality.Ģ018 Bram Stoker Awards Nominee for Superior Achievement in a Graphic NovelĢ019 Hugo Award Nominee for Best Graphic Story Crimes she knows to be the work of dark occult forces. Hard-nosed, chain-smoking tabloid reporter Elena Abbott investigates a series of grisly crimes that the police have ignored. ![]()
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