Eric Jerome Dickey the Year (Blackbirds), and 2017 Author of the Year (Finding Gideon) as part of Yvette Hayward's African American Literary Awards Show held in the mecca of publishing, New York City. It is the only ongoing literary awards show that recognizes griots from the diaspora. Eric Jerome Dickey was named Distinguished Lecturer of the Leimert Park Village Book Fair, August 2018. Dickey is the author of the graphic novel "Storm", which re-imagines the first meeting between the popular X-Men character Ororo Munroe and T'Challa, king of the fictional land of Wakanda known as the Black Panther. He performed stand-up comedy, mostly
Penance (X-Men) Penance (X-Men) Hollow (formerly called Penance) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is an apparently mindless body which three members of the St Croix family, all members of the superhero team Generation X, had been trapped in at some time. The body possesses red diamond-like skin and rarely speaks. Penance first appeared in "Generation X" #1 (November, 1994), and was created by Scott Lobdell and Chris Bachalo. Hollow appeared as a supporting character in "Avengers Academy" beginning with issue #21 (Jan 2012), making occasional appearances throughout the series. Monet St. Croix is