1. Aaron Vincent McGruder was born on May 29,1974 and is an American writer, cartoonist, and producer best known for creating The Boondocks, a Universal Press Syndicate comic strip and its animated TV series adaptation.
13 Facts About Aaron McGruder
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Aaron McGruder attended the Jesuit school Loyola Blakefield from grades seven to nine.
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Aaron McGruder signed a deal with the Universal Press Syndicate and in April 1999, the strip began appearing in 160 newspapers.
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In 2013, Aaron McGruder expressed interest in filming a movie featuring The Boondocks TV series supporting character Uncle Ruckus.
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Aaron McGruder set a goal of $200,000 for startup donations at uncleruckusmovie.
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Aaron McGruder developed Black Jesus, another comedy series broadcast on Adult Swim, part of Cartoon Network.
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Aaron McGruder has developed into a public speaker on political and cultural issues.
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Aaron McGruder endured heckling and walkouts as he defended his commitment to left-wing causes, including, he claimed, calling Condoleezza Rice a "mass-murderer" to her face during the 2002 NAACP Image Awards.
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In 2009, Richmond, Indiana newspaper Palladium-Item reported that Aaron McGruder told a Martin Luther King Day audience at local Earlham College that then-President-elect Barack Obama was "not black".
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Aaron McGruder released a statement insisting he was misquoted, while maintaining he remained "cautiously pessimistic" about Obama's presidency.
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In 2004, with Reginald Hudlin, Aaron McGruder co-authored a graphic novel, Birth of a Nation: A Comic Novel, about African Americans in East St Louis during an election.
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In 2005, in celebration of Black History Month, Aaron McGruder was invited to provide a lecture at the Miami University of Ohio.
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In 2010, Aaron McGruder worked as screenwriter in the final treatment of the feature film Red Tails, released in early 2012.