We Have Friends Everywhere

September 19, 2025September 24, 2025 The Nerds of Color

Earlier this week, the Disney-owned broadcast network ABC abruptly pulled the late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live from the airwaves after being pressured by the U.S. government. A few days prior, Dan Gilroy¹ and the show Andor, another Disney-owned entity, was being awarded an Emmy for outstanding writing for this powerful speech delivered by Genevieve O’Reilly as Mon Mothma — who was totally snubbed in the acting category, by the way — warning of “the monster who will come for us all soon enough.”

Comics, News

Comic Creators Assemble to ‘Stop Project 2025’ Ahead of the Election

October 28, 2024 Keith Chow

With only a week to go before another consequential presidential election, perhaps the most consequential, it’s more vital than ever that voters are informed of the stakes before pulling that lever. That’s why comics industry giants like Denys Cowan, Greg Pak, Matt Fraction, Greg Rucka, Jen Van Meter, Jim Ottaviani, and dozens more came together earlier this month to publish Stop Project 2025.

Fandom, News2 Comments

I’m Geeked To Vote For Kamala Harris For President, Here’s Why

July 22, 2024November 25, 2024 Dominic Mah

Vice President Harris became the Democrats’ presumptive nominee yesterday when Joe Biden officially withdrew from the 2024 presidential race.

Opinions are @dommah’s and do not necessarily reflect all of the staff at The Nerds of Color. A version of this piece appeared originally on substack.

Hard N.O.C. Life, Star Wars

Hard NOC Life 290: Pod Save the Republic

November 7, 2022 Hard NOC Media

This week, Britney returns! They talk about the latest Andor and their anticipation for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. But be sure to stay tuned to the end to hear Dominic and Keith argue about the midterm elections. One thing is clear, though: DON’T VOTE FOR REPUBLICANS.

Podcasts

Southern Fried Asian: Raman Sehgal

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 Southern Fried Asian

On a new episode of Southern Fried Asian, Keith talks to Raman Sehga l, co-host of the podcasts Modern Minorities and Quarantined Comics.

Podcasts

FDI Cast 129: 2021 Sucked Real Bad, We Try to Find Some Good

January 6, 2022 Jamie

2021 was a shit of a year. We managed to find a few highlights. We also look forward to as much as we can in 2022 even though it’s an election year which automatically makes it terrible even if things were better.

Podcasts

Southern Fried Asian: Charlene Buckles and Dan Wu

December 15, 2021December 16, 2021 Southern Fried Asian

We are joined by Charlene Buckles and Dan Wu, hosts of Louisville Public Media’s Where Y’all Really From podcast, this month on Southern Fried Asian.

Movies, Reviews

‘You Can’t Kill Meme’ is a Genuine Attempt to Pull the Curtain on Meme Magic

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 Bray Lawrence

Chaos Magic, 4chan, the 2016 election, and Egyptian gods were not the things I ever thought I would experience all at once but in You Can’t Kill Meme, a documentary film by Haley Garrigus that explores the idea of memes being magic and the magicians who use them. My third eye has been opened and I am looking deeper into the images I find funny and retweet on the internet.

Interview, Movies

A Beautiful Presidential Conversation w/ Whitney Skauge and Terence Smith

September 7, 2021September 8, 2021 Bray Lawrence

In The Beauty President, Terence Smith retells his ’92 presidential campaign as his drag queen persona Ms. Joan Black in a conversational documentary short film by Whitney Skauge. Smith didn’t realize at the time it would be such a historic moment in political art, and this film captures his surprise and delight at being a part of history.

Movies, Reviews

‘The Beauty President’ is a Beauty to Behold

August 16, 2021August 16, 2021 Bray Lawrence

As I watched the Pride flag waving as the credits ran at the end of The Beauty President, I remembered growing up in the early 2000s and how I knew nothing about what that flag meant then. That 20 years later, I can see it at my city’s town hall flying next to the United States flag. Director Whitney Skauge and the film’s subject, Terrance Alan Smith, bring a beautiful historical moment in LGBTQ+ history to the forefront with an air of grace and love that I hope everyone could see.

Podcasts

Southern Fried Asian: Kavi Vu

January 27, 2021 Southern Fried Asian

Welcome to a new season of Southern Fried Asian! We’re kicking off 2021 with storyteller, writer, activist, and Georgian Kavi Vu to talk about how the AAPI community helped turn the state blue in 2020 and elect two Democratic senators in an historic runoff election.

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Podcasts

Southern Fried Asian: H’Abigail Mlo

December 23, 2020December 17, 2020 Southern Fried Asian

Just in time for the holidays, here’s the final Southern Fried Asian of season five to close out 2020! Joining the podcast is H’Abigail Mlo, a recent graduate of the University of North Carolina and one of the founders of Voices of the Highlands, a digital storytelling project featuring Montagnard/Montagnard-American voices on identity, culture, and everyday life.

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Movies, Podcasts

Southern Fried Asian: ‘First Vote’

October 14, 2020 Southern Fried Asian

With less than three weeks to go for the 2020 Presidential Election, Keith sits down with filmmaker and subjects from the new documentary, First Vote: director Yi Chen, podcaster Kaiser Kuo, and professor Dr. Jennifer Ho on this special election edition of Southern Fried Asian.

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News, Podcasts

FDI Cast 90: Ahem, HOW ARE YOU UNDECIDED??

October 2, 2020January 1, 2021 Jamie

Soooooo this was recorded during the debates and way before 45 announced that he and his wife have tested positive for Covid-19. Soooooooooo ummmmmmm yeah. This year has been full of just everything. Always.

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Hard N.O.C. Life, Star Wars

Hard NOC Life: Concluded, ‘The Clone Wars’ Have

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Hard NOC Media

On Hard NOC Life, Dominic and Keith discuss the end of Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Disney+ and how it re-contextualizes the prequel trilogy for the better.

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Hard N.O.C. Life, Streaming, Television

Hard NOC Life: Begun, The Streaming War Has

November 4, 2019May 15, 2021 Hard NOC Media

This week on Hard NOC Life, Dominic and Keith attempt to make sense of all of the new streaming platforms.

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News, Podcasts1 Comment

Southern Fried Asian: Qasim Rashid

October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 Southern Fried Asian

A few weeks ago, Keith had the pleasure of welcoming to Southern Fried Asian human rights lawyer, policy advocate, and candidate for State Senate in the 28th district of Virginia, Qasim Rashid. With less than two weeks to go until voters go to the polls in Virginia, Keith and Qasim talk about why he’s running and why it’s important to get involved in politics at every level of society.

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Fandom, Hard N.O.C. Life

Hard NOC Life: #NOCtheVote

November 9, 2018May 8, 2020 Hard NOC Media

Hard NOC Life will be going on a brief hiatus. But before it does, Keith and Shawn have to break down the election, its relation to Nerd Pop, and a special announcement about the podcast.

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Art, News1 Comment

The Political is Personal

November 15, 2016November 16, 2016 Dennis R. Upkins

Since Donald Trump’s presidential election victory last week, there’s been much discussion and preparation in regards to the fates of minorities given the Presidential Elect[?]’s controversial and bigoted platform.

Whether it’s the election, Ferguson, Flint, Orlando, or DAPL, one of the most infuriating things I hear from people, and by people I mean white people, is that there needs to be more dialogue, more education, more love.

If only there were more people out there teaching and educating then tragedies like #Orlando or #Ferguson or #Baltimore wouldn’t be a reality.

Why is that infuriating? Because there are people who have dedicated their lives, doing that very work. In fact you’re reading one of their pieces right now.

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Movies, Television7 Comments

Hollywood Reflecting a Trump World

November 10, 2016November 10, 2016 Edward Hong

Like many others in this nation, I am still processing the results of election night and coming to acceptance [denial] that we will have Donald Trump as our Commander in Chief starting January 2017.

But what does this mean for the Hollywood entertainment industry, which is known to be overwhelmingly liberal? It is too early to exactly tell what the ramifications are but according to this Hollywood Reporter article, we may have rather troubling times ahead.

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Cosplay, Guest Post3 Comments

Who is Captain America Going To Vote For?

November 8, 2016November 8, 2016 Guest N.O.C.

by Vishavjit Singh | Originally posted at Medium.com

Who would the 75 year old quintessential American superhero vote for in the 2016 Presidential election today? For starters, Captain America does not exist. But although he might be fictional his mythology is palpable. Its ethereal connection to us Americans has a physical manifestation.

Trust me. I know. I get to don the uniform of this character armed with my turban and beard. I have traveled from Maine to California to Mississippi to Michigan to the RNC convention in Cleveland engaging fellow Americans from all walks of life.

This uniform has allowed for conversations to start in the midst of fear and ambivalence. It has allowed for common bonds to emerge despite our perceived and real differences

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Comics, Marvel1 Comment

Ms. Marvel Wants You to Go Vote Today!

November 8, 2016July 22, 2024 The Nerds of Color

Today is Election Day in the United States. And the choice couldn’t be clearer for the millions of voters heading out to the polls. We’re either going to wake up tomorrow playing R.E.M. or Beyoncé. Later this month, Marvel Comics will be releasing Ms. Marvel #13 in which the book’s titular hero will be urging the citizens of the Marvel Universe to similarly exercise their inalienable rights to vote.