October 2, 2024
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BLACK KIDS PLAY BASEBALL #9 “CALL ME ROBERTO”

Lil CC is overjoyed to see another “brotha” on the little league baseball field. He quickly learns that Black baseball players come in many different, shapes, sizes, and dimensions.

BBM Family, Meet Roberto Clemente Garcia.

I’m sure you will fall in love with the DC-born Puerto Rican center fielder with the a love for his roots, culture, East-Coast Boom Bap, and vintage baseball cards.

Full disclosure: This strip & new character is inspired by the fantastic legacy of Roberto Clemente and hip-hop cultural icon Bobbito Garcia,

S/O to Darren Lopez and Doug Garcia for help.

Creative by Marc “Cheats” Cheatham — Illustration by Antoine Blackman

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