Morrie Turner

Morrie Turner was the first nationally syndicated African American cartoonist in America, was still making cartoons for the children of Sacramento. Turner sketched the first black comic strip called “Wee Pals”, which hit the newspapers of Chicago in 1965. His cartoons dealt with serious issues like bullying, sexism and racism. The cartoonist passed away on January 25, 2014. He was 90 years old.