It may not be surprising that HBO’s new comic book series, Lanterns, is so exceedingly woke after the show’s writer revealed that she spent ten years as a left-wing community organizer for the likes of Democrat politician Karen Bass and race-hustling attorney Ben Crump.
\n\nTV writer Vanessa Baden Kelly recently appeared on the New Rockstars podcast with hosts Erik Voss and Jessica Clemons, where she spoke about her experiences writing the comic book series — which has revealed itself to be a rehash of BLM-era preachy messaging. But she also spoke about where she came from before her TV writing career.
\n\nBaden-Kelly began her working life as a child actress for Nick Jr. television, where she appeared in Gullah Gullah Island, before spending several seasons as “Kyra Rockmore” on the popular Keenan & Kel show. But after the year 2000, she took about a ten-year break from the entertainment industry and became a left-wing community activist. By 2011, she went back to seeking work as an actress and also as a writer.
\n\nBaden Kelly claimed that her acting career stalled when “diversity” started “slipping backwards” around the year 2000.
\n\n“I was working for Karen Bass while still trying to audition…
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