Blade - Born in a whorehouse to a prostitute.
Luke Cage - Imprisoned for a crime he did not commit.
Bishop - Street urchin who resorted to theft to survive.
Cyborg - Rebellious youth and former gang member.
Spawn - Sold his soul to the devil.
Storm - Orphaned thief.
Misty Knight - (Nothing bad in her bio, I just liked this rendering of her)
It's odd - even with the great Stan Lee at the helm many Black superheroes have to have some type of ghetto background.
(Stan's thoughts on racism.)
Deep Space Nine - Captain Sisko had to be half alien to be an epic hero.
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