Day: February 28, 2015

Supergirl Series Casts Cyborg Superman and Alex Danvers

by Dark Matters • February 28, 2015

British actor David Harewood is on board for Hank Henshaw role.

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David Harewood as David Estes in “Homeland”

The White House Brings Back ‘We the Geeks’ Series to Celebrate Black Talent in STEM

by Dark Matters • February 28, 2015

Government partners with Google + Hangouts to present the series.

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What Dwayne McDuffie Meant To Comics

by Dark Matters • February 28, 2015

And Why There’s An Award In His Name

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I Won’t Wait for Video Games to Validate Blackness

by Dark Matters • February 28, 2015

Mattie Brice Breaks It Down

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Remembering Leonard Nimoy …

by Dark Matters • February 28, 2015

A small selection through a POC lens …

* Video: George Takei on Leonard Nimoy.

* At Pensacon, Nichelle Nichols remembers Leonard Nimoy.

* Leonard Nimoy on ‘new’ Spock’s Uhura romance (2010)

* Nichelle Nichols on “Spock-Uhura” (2010)

* Obama On Leonard Nimoy: “I Loved Spock”

* Leonard Nimoy’s advice to a biracial girl (1968)

VIDEOS:

http://youtu.be/jXV86UKdTPs

Sources: Youtube, TrekToday.com, CNN.com, LATimes.com, PensacolaToday.com, Deadline.com

Black Sci-Fi Writers Look To The Future

by Dark Matters • February 28, 2015

NPR’s Codeswitch

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A Conversation With Comics Scholar Qiana Whitted

by Dark Matters • February 28, 2015

Inkstuds Spotlight Podcast

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Secret Origins: How The Holmon Men Learned To Nerd Together

by Dark Matters • February 28, 2015

We love Omar Holmon’s piece.

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