{"title":"Aaron McGruder","description":"McGruder has become a widely heard and respected commentator on race, politics, and entertainment. The cartoonist was born in Chicago but grew up in racially diverse Columbia, Maryland. The Boondocks first saw print in the student newspaper at the University of Maryland where he majored in Afro-American studies.","products":[{"product_id":"the-boondocks-paperback","title":"The Boondocks - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boondocks\u003c\/i\u003e took the syndication world by storm. The notoriety landed \u003ci\u003eBoondocks\u003c\/i\u003e creator Aaron McGruder in publications ranging from \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine to \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e magazine which named him one of the \"25 Most Intriguing People of '99.\" Centered around the experiences of two young African-American boys, Huey and Riley, who move from inner-city Chicago to the suburbs (or the \"boondocks\" to them), the strip fuses hip-hop sensibilities with Japanese anime-style drawings and a candid discussion of race. In this first collection of \u003ci\u003eBoondocks\u003c\/i\u003e cartoons, you'll discover the funny yet revealing combination of superb art and envelope-pushing content in one of the most unique strips ever.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51375552823519,"sku":"9780740706097","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/AnbC1sJvI89780740706097.webp?v=1789203719"},{"product_id":"fresh-for-01-you-suckas-paperback","title":"Fresh for '01 . . . You Suckas - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boondocks\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich, multilayered comic strip that offers a frank yet often funny look at race in America. It starts with a simple premise: Two young boys, Riley and Huey, move from inner-city Chicago to live with their grandfather in the suburbs. The tension increases, however, because the two boys are African-Americans now compelled to adapt to a white suburban world. They must take all they've learned in the \"hood\" and apply it to life in the 'burbs. Superbly illustrated, \u003ci\u003eThe Boondocks\u003c\/i\u003e has stirred controversy, attracted widespread media coverage, and won readers who've applauded McGruder's unapologetic and humorous approach to race. In this second collection of \u003ci\u003eBoondocks\u003c\/i\u003e cartoons, readers can get another look at this innovative strip.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51375555248351,"sku":"9780740713958","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/IsLslDQmBf9780740713958.webp?v=1789203725"},{"product_id":"a-right-to-be-hostile-the-boondocks-treasury-paperback","title":"A Right to Be Hostile: The Boondocks Treasury - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere's the first big book of The Boondocks, more than four years and 800 strips of one of the most influential, controversial, and scathingly funny comics ever to run in a daily newspaper. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With bodacious wit, in just a few panels, each day Aaron serves up--and sends up--life in America through the eyes of two African-American kids who are full of attitude, intelligence, and rebellion. Each time I read the strip, I laugh--and I wonder how long The Boondocks can get away with the things it says. And how on earth can the most truthful thing in the newspaper be the comics?\"\u003cbr\u003e--From the foreword by Michael Moore\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere's the first big book of The Boondocks, more than four years and 800 strips of one of the most influential, controversial, and scathingly funny comics ever to run in a daily newspaper. \u003cbr\u003e\"With bodacious wit, in just a few panels, each day Aaron serves up--and sends up--life in America through the eyes of two African-American kids who are full of attitude, intelligence, and rebellion. Each time I read the strip, I laugh--and I wonder how long The Boondocks can get away with the things it says. And how on earth can the most truthful thing in the newspaper be the comics?\"\u003cbr\u003e--From the foreword by Michael Moore\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51386455720159,"sku":"9781400048571","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/443kfr6oDK9781400048571.webp?v=1789358429"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/aaron-mcgruder.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}