Sun-Man revived: Meet a pioneer of multicultural superheroes
A child’s natural inclination is to desire a toy – whether it’s the midst of the holiday season or the middle of summer.
The history of Olmec Toys, founded by Yla Eason, begins in this spirit, during a beach trip to the shores of Jamaica. However, what she found was that her son, Menelik Puryear, needed more than something to play with.
“I don’t know exactly how it came up, but he was playing with this He-Man toy. And [my then-husband] and I said something like ‘You can be a
