Freelance Writer Everybody’s favorite Peanuts are ... faced for introducing Franklin. Charles took his son to his bedroom and showed him “this letter that’s two pages long of this rant ...

“What’s remarkable to me is that he did that through a character who was unthinkable of adding to the comic pages for so long.” ‘Peanuts’ devotees had mixed feelings about Frankli ...

But a new TV special coming out this month about the first Black “Peanuts” character literally gives him a better seat at the table. “Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin,” premiering ...

Finally, the first Black character in “Peanuts” is getting a starring role. Franklin’s history in popular culture is tied to national tragedy. In the wake of Martin Luther King Jr.’s ...

It took “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz 26 years to give Franklin, the Black kid, a last name. This wasn’t intentional but, rather, something Schulz forgot to do until 1994. He was ...

The mild-mannered Franklin — the first Black character in the Peanuts comic strip — gets to shine in his own animated Apple TV+ special this month in a story about friendship. Franklin is a newcomer ...

This time, when the Peanuts crew sits down for a similar group meal, there’s a seat at the table for Franklin. “Hey, Franklin, we saved you a seat over here,” Linus van Pelt says ...

Comic strip artist Robb Armstrong was 6 when Franklin, the first Black “Peanuts” character, debuted in Charles M. Schulz’s beloved comic strip on July 31, 1968. Schoolteacher Harriet ...

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