On today’s episode: hosts Brandon and Tamia delve into the life of Esther Jones, a.k.a. the Real Betty Boop. The iconic cartoon character Betty Boop was inspired by Jones, then a Black jazz singer in Harlem. The character was introduced by cartoonist Max Fleischer in 1930. This caricature of a jazz age flapper was the first and most famous sex symbol in animation. Despite this fact, Jones received no royalties or performing credits: as it took several years and a marquee lawsuit to finally expose the true origins of Betty Boop.

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