The face in the crowd is Bob Mankoff, New York-born and bred, headed to work around the corner, to a place where laughs are born and also laid to rest. Bob Mankoff: I had this idea for a cartoon.

‘Gracie’s Corner.’ It’s an educational cartoon for children featuring predominately black and brown characters. Local father, Javoris ‘Jay’ Hollingsworth, and his wife created the ...

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