Newark High School Comic Fest Highlights 'People Of Color'

Newark, NJ – More than 600 people attended the Second Annual Khem Comic Fest at Central High School last weekend.

The convention - dedicated to promoting youth literacy and the arts - was sponsored by Central High School and PBS Media and featured creators of comics, books, film, video games and other media with an “emphasis on people of color,” according to a school news release.

This year, the festival integrated Common Core standards into the programming to “show how comic books or similar media can be used to communicate lessons in a way that students can relate,” school officials stated.

The festival also served as a networking event for professionals and aspiring artists, and featured several workshops dedicated to the arts such as comic book workshops, panel discussions and screenings.

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