Herblock and Me
My talk at the 2024 Herb Block Prize ceremony, the Library of Congress, June 4, 2024.
Recipients of the Herb Block Prize, the highest honor in Editorial, are asked to deliver a talk. I chose the topic: “Herblock and Me.” In it I discuss how the issues and causes of Herblock’s life never left. And the ghosts of those battles still haunt our world: now more than ever
History is here and now.
Hope you like.
Thanks for making this forum possible. I love this shared space and our strong community.
Onward, 2024!
Steve
Oh the emotions felt as I kvelled at this great honor for you/your making reality visible and understood just as Herb Block did. How wonderful to hear and see this of you delivering a movingly illustrated guide to what we’ve faced and face. (Why are you and others not on the conference speakers’ circuit? I’ve only experienced Keith Knight in person at the Library of Congress doing a great talk using his art to illustrate. Far more impactful than just words tho I know too for those who are blind the illustrations are either inadequately described or not at all.)
The critical work you, The Nation Magazine & others are doing being seen and read is how we will defeat the likes of all those evil bastards before rolled into the MAGA Party.
I “love you madly”, Steve Brodner, and like you, am grateful for this community and your inspiration to act.
I really appreciate this talk and your work.
You reminded me that when I was growing up in Brooklyn we also got the then wonderful NY Post. I would first open it to the back, read the Nancy comic strip then go to the editorial center and look at Herblock.
Now on substack, when there’s a new post by Steve Brodner, it’s the first one I go to.
Congratulations on the award.