Never Forget, Kalief Browder (May 25, 1993 – June 6, 2015) who was held at the Rikers Island jail complex, without trial, for allegedly stealing a backpack, between 2010 and 2013 when his family was unable to make bail; he was in solitary confinement for two of these years! Rest in Paradise.
The incredible story of an American capitalist, a Russian tax adviser and a crazy heist.
The BBC aired Magnitsky the Musical in January 2020, and it became my comfort listen through lockdown. Well I say 'comfort listen', it was more of a compulsion for the first few months, and my sketchbook filled up accordingly.
The characters in Magnitsky are real people, but having devoted myself to a massive project which consists of drawing a lot of real people recognisably, I thought for this I would try basing character designs entirely on how they sounded, without looking anyone up. Not how I'd suggest approaching this kind of project officially, but I only did it for fun. And it was fun.
Sadly, in the last five years, the show hasn't lost any of its relevance – Trump and Putin are even bigger players now than they were, and their friends and associates have all the more power. So it's more important than ever to be reminded how change is brought about by little people standing up for what's right, and teamwork with people of differing temperaments and values, to knock the big bad bullies down a notch.
(All this got posted ages ago on my Patreon. As this post proves, what I post diligently there takes some time to reach public venues. Did you know you can sign up for free?)
from /r/vexillology
Top comment: Earl Browder was the chairman of the Communist Party USA in the interwar period. This could also double as an American NazBol flag
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