#EduHam: ‘Hamilton’ Puts History in the Hands of the Future
”This is for ones like us, that had big hopes and dreams but didn’t make it.” — Lea Ibragimova, Shanae Bennett,
School of Hard NOCs
Know Yourself: One Happy Parent
As a long-term comic head, I have become enamored of every type of comic book. I have horror, Classics Illustrated,
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KidLit: Recommended Reading on Justice and Understanding
Originally posted at The Writer’s Block At a time of great unease and injustice, those of us who are parents
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SIUniverse Celebrates Lunar New Year at The Met in NYC
A little over two weeks ago, I had the honor of leading a comics workshop with my SIUniverse partner Jerry
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Help Support a Couple of Good Causes
Hello All, I received a few emails and messages from people who wanted to support the AfroGeeks Unite! summer camp,
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AfroGeeks Unite!
Hello Friends, This has been a dispiriting couple of weeks. We are facing a new political reality and now, I
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An N.O.C. Halloween: Our Children’s Edition
Amongst my friends and family, it is no secret that the only holiday I care about is Halloween. No, it
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Representation Is Heavy (But It Matters)
[Featured image by: Menellaos] Several weeks ago I had the singular pleasure of substitute teaching for a course in the
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#DiverseChildrensBooks: El Primer Corte de Mesita de Furqan (Furqan’s First Flat Top)
As a parent of color it is very difficult to find children’s books that reflect how diverse our world actually
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Happy Nerd Fathers of Color Day
Some of us here at The Nerds of Color are also fathers, and we decided to put together a popcorn
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Sankofa, Survival, and Science Fiction: A Graduation Speech
This keynote speech was delivered at the Portland State University Multicultural Graduation Speech, June 12, 2015 in Portland, Oregon. It
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Kickstart This: The Princess Who Saved Herself
Two years ago, comics writer and filmmaker (and familiar name to NOC readers) Greg Pak, known for his work on several
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My Daughter’s Preschool Class Sang “Let It Go”
I’m sure that by now you’ve seen the video in which young Jathan Muhar answers the perennial graduation-time question of “What do
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The LEGO Movie’s Lessons for Raising NOCs-In-Training
I took my 9- and 5-year-old daughters to see The LEGO Movie on the second day it was out, and all
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El Chu and Some Other Planes
As a parent, you remember the first time you took your #NOCsintraining to see their first movie. Isabella’s was Kung
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Watching LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload
If you walk into our house, then head up the stairs, take a right at the top and walk through
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Aw Yeah, Tiny Titans!
For four years and fifty issues, DC Comics published what should be considered, in my opinion, one of the best
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School of Hard NOCs: Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers
Fun fact: I can sing the entire theme song of Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers by heart. Why? Because Rescue Rangers
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Dressing Our NOCs-in-Training on Halloween
In honor of The Nerds of Color’s first Halloween, this week’s School of Hard NOCs features our own little NOCs
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Diversifying Our Kids’ Genre Bookshelf
As the father of two daughters of color, finding reading material and other media that both reflect back at them
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Plants Killing Zombies?
This is the story of a man that wears a steel pot for a hat, mumbles gibberish, and has zombies
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School of Hard NOCs: X-Men #1-3
Vitals: X-Men #1-3 are the first three issues of the re-launched X-Men title, and serve as a natural jumping on point
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Why We Love Quincy from Disney’s Little Einsteins
As of a father of three NOCs in training, we’ve had the experience in cycling through kids TV shows. Everyone
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