From pitching projects on the Comic-Con showroom floor to a hip-hop fellowship at Harvard, John Jennings is creating art to inspire a new generation in an increasingly visual world. In this episode we talk with the award-winning illustrator about his work on the New York Times best-selling graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler's classic dark fantasy novel “Kindred,” and discuss ways in which art allows us to explore how the past continues to influence the present.

Be sure to check out http://creatorstate.ucr.edu/blog/2018/08/06/episode-1-creating-social-change-comics-john-jennings for notes, links, and photos from this episode.

Hosted by Rickerby Hinds. This episode was recorded at the Center for Ideas and Society at the University of California, Riverside.