Morrie Turner was the first nationally syndicated African-American cartoonist. Born in Oakland, CA, Mr. Turner’s carton strip, “We Pals” which he created in 1965, mirrored the ethnic diversity that he experienced while growing up in the Bay Area. In the 70’s, the strip was carried by more than 100 newspapers, his young characters were also captured in several books and in 1972 there was a popular local TV show, “Kid Power”. 
“We Pals” is still being carried in the Oakland Tribune and Contra Costa Times Newspapers.