Black Bart Simpson

From a 1991 article:

If his creator isn't in a position to draw the line here, others have tried to add a little political colour, notably the Black Bart bootleggers. Confessing that he isn't bothered about the rip-off industry in general (unlike 20th Century Fox, which sued 150 companies and individuals in July last year for breach of copyright), Groening says he thought that Bart Marley, Bart X and co were great, "a quirky compliment, and a real spontaneous response". He also agrees that they make good an imaginative debt. "Obviously white suburban slang is definitely a watered down version of black slang. However, Bart's haircut is more based on punk, and on my haircuts when I was eight."