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This is a list of black video game characters. The 2009 study "The virtual census: representations of gender, race and age in video games." published by the University of Southern California showed that African Americans appear in video games in proportion to their numbers in the real world, but mainly in sports games and in titles that reinforce stereotypes.[1]

Characters

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Video Game Minority Report: Lots Of Players, Few Characters". Science Daily. University of Southern California. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Hester, Larry (26 June 2012). "The 10 Best Black Characters In Video Games". Complex. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b Narcisse, Evan (29 March 2012). "Come On, Video Games, Let's See Some Black People I'm Not Embarrassed By". Kotaku. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Narcisse, Evan (20 February 2013). "This Is How We Get More Black People In Video Games". Kotaku. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  5. ^ a b Clauson, Jonathan R. (20 January 2014). "The State of Black Video Game Characters". Inquisitr. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Holmes, Jonathan (15 October 2013). "Let's look at Tropes Vs. Black Guys in Videogames". Destructoid. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Carr, Krystal (16 February 2014). "12 Black Video Game Characters That Kick Ass!". SheAttack. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Why are Black Game Characters Failing the Audience?". Edge. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  9. ^ Buckley, Michaela (12 April 2013). "The scarcity of black characters in video games". ScrewAttack. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
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