N’Dea Tucker, American
Quinta-VI, 2022
Within the promotional cover for N’Dea Tucker’s graphic novel, Quinta-VI, the experiences of Black and Brown communities are highlighted in the sci-fi adventure of Quinta. The graphic novel draws upon our current climate predicament, exploring how capitalistic consumption has stripped our planet of its riches while withholding such wealth from people of color. By drawing upon her personal knowledge of environmental racism in the Bronx, Yonkers, and Jamaica, Tucker demonstrates how the poisoning of a planet affects people of color differently and more directly in both worlds—our world and Quinta-VI's world. The graphic novel also illustrates the importance of involving individuals of color, such as Quinta, in efforts to combat the climate crisis. Label by Eliza Madison