THE HIGH DESERT

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2022 Top 10 Books for Adults 

—New York Public Library

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Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2022

—Washington Post

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Top 10 Comics of 2022

—Publisher's Weekly 

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Graphic Memoirs

—Publisher's Weekly Podcast Reviews

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The Graphic Memoir of an Apple Valley ‘Afro-Punk’

—LA TIMES

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Becoming AfroPunk

—The Takeaway, NPR

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An Illustrated Life

—Departures Magazine

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Afropunk Pioneer Explores ‘The High Desert’ of His Origins

—AndScape

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New Graphic Memoir Shows How Punk Helped a Young Black Man Find Identity

—All Things Considered, NPR

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Newly Published, From the California Desert to Capitol Hill

— New York Times

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Afropunk Goes Graphic Memoir: 'PW' Talks with James Spooner

— Publishers Weekly

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Starred Review

— Publishers Weekly

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Starred review

— KIRKUS 

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Publishers Weekly Exclusive

— Publishers Weekly

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SPOONER PROFILES / BLACK PUNK HISTORY and FUTURE​

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The Beauty and Freedom of Black Punks

— Harpers Bazaar

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We Still Need To Be Seen 

— The Guardian

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"Fuck That Thing." That’s all punk needs.

— Diaphanes

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​The Afro-Punk Pioneers Who Defy Stereotypes

— The Voice UK

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The Process: James Spooner on AfroPunk 

— Believer Magazine

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James Spooner Shows a Different Shade of Punk 

— Phoenix New Times

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AfroPunk at The Hammer Museum (Q&A) 

–UCLA (video)

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A Talk With James Spooner 

— High How Are You

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The Musical Influences of Basquiat with James Spooner

— The Broad Museum

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The Lasting influence of Jean Michel Basquiat with James Spooner and Ed Patuto 

— Auture Magazine

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James Spooner on Minor Threat 

— Heat Rocks Podcast (audio)

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AFRO PUNK (Festival and Criticism)

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AfroPunk Returns to Brooklyn

— CBS Sunday Morning

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AfroPunk Is Back With New Message 

— Brooklyn Eagle

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Riot Woman With James Spooner 

— Riot Woman Podcast (audio)

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AfroPunk Staff Report Abuse 

— Vibe Magazine

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AfroPunk Community Speaks Out 

— The Rad Voice

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Couple Thrown Out of Afropunk

— The Root

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The Misguided Evolution of AfroPunk 

— Bitch Media

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Gentrifying AfroPunk 

— New Yorker

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Looking for The Punk 

— Nylon

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The True Story of How AfroPunk Turned a Message Board into a Movement 

— Fader

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Is AfroPunk No Longer Punk 

— Vice

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A Weekend at AfroPunk 

— PitchFork Magazine

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Truly Indie Fans 

— New York Times

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James Spooner’s Doc 

— XLR8R Magazine

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AfroPunk Started With a Documentary 

— Village Voice

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AfroPunk Stretches Racial Labels 

— MSNBC

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The Evolution of AfroPunk 

— Forbes Magazine

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AfroPunk’s Growing Pains 

— Mail & Guardian

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James Spooner Goes in Depth 

— Tribes.org

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AfroPunk Before AfroPunk 

— Ebony Magazine

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The Evolution of AfroPunk 

— Mic

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AfroPunk: More Than a Festival; It’s Black Culture 

— Huffington Post

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AFRO-PUNK (Early Years)

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AfroPunk – A Black Punk Documentary 

— NPR

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Afro on The Outside, Punk on the Inside 

— NY Sun

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The Rock N Roll Nigger Experience 

— Brooklyn Rail

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Fear of A Punk Planet 

— Vibe Magazine

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AfroPunk Scene 

— MTV.com

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How AfroPunk Became a Movement 

— Racked NYC

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Director Interview 

— Indiana University Interview (video)

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James Spooner Interview 

— AfroPunk Media (video)

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AfroPunk – MTV Promo 

— MTV (video)

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James Spooner on Grit 

— Grit TV (video)

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Director Interview 

— AfroPunk Media (video)

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Director Interview 

— DefKon (video)

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Much Music Interview 

— Much Music (video)

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Rock N Roll Nigger Experience 

— Documentary is Never Neutral

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TATTOOS​

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Vegan Dark Skin Tattoos 

— LA Sentinel

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Tattooing the African Diaspora with James Spooner

— Los Angeles Public Library (video)

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Dark Skin Tattooing

— ATTN: interview. (video)

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The Rise and Fall and Rise of Vegan Tattoo

— Driftwood Magazine

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Samsung Commercial (video) 

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MISC

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A Freedom Ride: Black Kids on Bikes 

— Street Films (video)

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James Spooner's Ipod Commercial 

— Apple (video)

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