Tag: black nerds

From BNP: If My Black Ass Was Enrolled in the X-Men’s School, Charles Xavier Would Have Been Fed Up

Read at Black Nerd Problems.

Professor Charles Xavier Art by Aaron Lopresti

Professor Charles Xavier
Art by Aaron Lopresti

“You get a cookie for being offended”: Mat Johnson on the fine art of racial satire

Read the interview at Salon.com.

Johnson’s new novel, set in Philadelphia, features a mixed-race comic book artist.

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Take a Look at These Blerd-Positive Tumblr Recs!

HIT THE COMMENTS WITH YOUR OWN SUGGESTIONS!

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Black Girl Nerds

“BGN is a place for people like me to express themselves freely and embrace who they are.”

Cosplaying While Black

Always on point with great cosplay photos.

Fuck Yeah SciFi/Fantasy WOC

Celebrate women of color in SFF.

Geekquality

“We celebrate diversity in geek pop culture and we discuss how things could be improved.”

Midwest Ethnic Convention for Comics and Arts

MECCA, aka MECCAcon, is a large comic book and artist convention held annually in Detroit, Mich.

Musings of a Blerd

“A ’90s kind of girl living in a post-apocalyptic world.”

Our Lady of Black Sci-Fi

One of nrrdygrrrl’s absolute favorite tumblrs.

POC-Creators

Bringing the arts in 50 shades of great.

Quirky Black Girls

Blerding it up with radical aesthetics & more.

Superheroes In Full Color

“This blog is dedicated to racial and cultural diversity in comic books and derivative works (film, tv, video games).”

MECCAcon, Another Upcoming Black Nerd Event to Get Excited About

Black Nerd Problems talks with MECCACon creator Maia “Crown” Williams.

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10 Great Cosplay Ideas for Black Female Nerds

(We don’t even think you’d have to be black to wear these well.)

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Aveline – Assassin’s Creed: Liberation