Because I Know You Don't Read the Newspaper

Ben McGrath profiles Aaron McGruder, creator of Boondocks, for The New Yorker.

As a talented young black man who is outspoken in his political convictions, McGruder has grown accustomed to inordinately high expectations. The Green Party called him last year, asking if he might like to run for President. He had to point out that he wasn’t old enough.

Fun fact I never knew: Boondocks got its start in the University of Maryland college newspaper--back when it was edited by a young Jayson Blair.