‘Handala: A Celebration of Palestine’ to Premiere at the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival
I’ve done press coverage for the Hollywood Fringe Festival in the past before but rarely do I do press releases
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The Power of Fandom for Radical Change
Hello Folks, It has been a minute. I’ve been working on too many projects so I’m not able to write
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What Are We Saying When We Say, ‘Wakanda Forever?’
It’s been four years and a few weeks since Marvel’s Black Panther leveled the pop-sphere with a 1.344 billion USD box office and a legion of new and reinvigorated fans.
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Against Snobbery: Why We Need More Kindness in the Culture
My favorite part of the feel-good Tokyo Olympics last summer was the moment in which high jumpers Mutaz Essa Barshim
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Black Freedom Beyond Borders: Memories of Abolition Day
It’s Black August. In commemoration of this day, Wakanda Dream Lab + Policy Link have released the free augmented reality
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We The Fans: How Our Powers Can Change The World
As some of you know, I spent some time with the Pop Culture Collaborative as their Senior Fellow on Fandoms and
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Introducing Megascope: a Diverse Line of Graphic Novels Curated by John Jennings
There are some people who like comics. There are others who love them. Then, there are those who live and
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NOC Blasts Off to the ‘Galaxy’s Edge’ During Star Wars Celebration
Soon you’ll be able to visit a galaxy far, far away real, real close to home. Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge
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#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,
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Wakanda and Migration: #BlackFreedomBeyondBorders
We are living in a world where people are moving around the earth almost as fast as information. Most of
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Decolonizing My Fandom
Dr. Who. Star Trek. The Twilight Zone. The Night Stalker. Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Battlestar Galactica (the original series) E.
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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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