Get Ready for Black Magical History Month 2023
A magical time is approaching! In February, Black Nerds Create is hosting their sixth annual Black Magical History Month (formerly
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A ‘Gaze’ into the Soul of ‘The Underground Railroad’
by Barry Jenkins | Originally published on Vimeo In my years of doing interviews and roundtables and Q&A’s for the
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‘Box of Bones,’ An Endorsement
I am a new convert to horror. I was firmly in my comics, SF, SpecFic, fantasy bag for decades until
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I Am Captain America: Get Used to It
by Thaddeus Howze While Marvel Comics has never allowed Sam Wilson to remain Captain America, it is good to see
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Witnessing a Revolution Unfold (And How I Hope it Continues)
Originally posted at Just Add Color | Featured photo by munshots on Unsplash The past few days have been a whirlwind, to say
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Lex The Lexicon Artist on Her New Album ‘Alter Ego’
A chat with Lex The Lexicon Artist about her new album Alter Ego, branching into influential anime, the state of
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February 2020: Black Wizard History Month
Our mission at Black Girls Create has always been highlighting Black female creators and being a place for discussions of
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The Timing and Timeliness of ‘Hamilton’
The following is a slightly altered cross-post, originally published on Lola By The Bay. Last weekend, I finally got to
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‘Mulan’ is Still the Wokest Disney Princess Movie Your Kid Hasn’t Seen 600 Times Yet
Originally posted on Melancholyball. The “Disney Princess” mythos is a genre as restrictive as it is globally-superpowered, but in terms
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Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi’ Film is on the Fast Track, Searching for Director
by Dominic Mah | Originally posted on YOMYOMF Deadline reports that Marvel Studios is fast-tracking a feature film based on
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The White Progressivism of The Harry Potter Franchises
NOC guest Porshèa discusses how the Harry Potter franchise and fandom struggle with progressivism in the wake of Fantastic Beasts and its numerous problems.
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Filmmaker & TV Director Jennifer Phang on ‘The Expanse’ and ‘Cloak & Dagger’
by Dominic Mah | Originally posted on YOMYOMF Jennifer Phang has been busy in episodic TV, directing episodes of The
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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ and ‘The Good Place’ are Basically the Same Thing
It took me a weekend of binge-watching to wake up to the fact that Avengers: Infinity War and the NBC
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‘Black Panther’ Ignites the Next Generation of Fandom Movements
Originally posted at Pop Culture Collab “It’s Panther season, family.” My cousin recently said this to me after I asked
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Whitewashing is White Supremacy: Why Asian American Representation Matters
by Kimberly Ta | Originally published at Project Ava With the latest release from Netflix, it turns out that Asian
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Michelle Yeoh is the Starship Captain We’ve Been Waiting For
by Phil Yu | Originally posted at Angry Asian Man Hell yes. Fellow Trekkies, rejoice. The first-look trailer for the
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My Steps To Creating Characters And Building Worlds
Originally published at Twinjas Book Reviews One of the questions I’m constantly asked (which admittedly I never get tired of
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‘Into the Badlands’ Stars Go to Karaoke Bars And You Should Too
by Dominic Mah So I went to my preferred karaoke bar in NYC the other night, and who should be
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We Made a Wonder Woman Jacket… and Guys Hate It
by Tony B. Kim | Originally posted at Hero Within On Monday morning we released our summer collection that included
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Power Rangers Shows Superhero Genre How Representation is Done
Originally posted at Just Add Color If you told anyone that the movie that was going to shake up the
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Iron Fist Abridged: The Adventures of Iron Goldendoodle & The Bargain Bin Lannisters!
by Andrea Tang This weekend, between bouts of story-editing, I meandered my way through the first four episodes of Netflix’s
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Finn Jones Whitesplains Iron Fist to Asian Woman Then Takes Twitter Timeout
by theblerdgurl | Originally posted on Medium Yesterday, Finn Jones, the actor playing Danny Rand on the Netflix debut of
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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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