Jodie Landon, voiced by Jessica Cydnee Jackson, was one of the few Black characters on “Daria.” With a head full of cornrows, she stood out for being an ambitious, smart and driven teenager.

Seventy-five years ago today, on July 27, 1940, Bugs Bunny, the suave, smart-alecky rabbit who became the most popular of Warner Brothers' cartoon characters, made his first official film ...