What’s Hiding Behind the Feel-Good Curtain of Hidden Figures: One Black Feminist’s Take
In a scene in Hidden Figures that is all too familiar for Black women viewers, or really anyone from a
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Womyn Warriors of The Great Wall
The Great Wall was, as the movie posters implied, about how we should all say #ThankYouMattDamon. Yes, he comes up
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Q&A with The OA’s Ian Alexander
by Jes Vu | Originally posted at Angry Asian Man In a time where representation is such a hot topic
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Gender and Tech: The New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
My name is Julie, and I am an actual woman in tech. Sometimes it’s hard being me in tech, because
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Artist Talk: Shawn Taylor in Conversation with Ajuan Mance
If you’re in the Bay Area this week, you should attend this conversation. It is one of our events leading
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Luke Cage is the Most Feminist Show on TV
Spoiler warning: spoilers throughout. Best to read this after watching the whole season! Which I recommend! It was during a
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Why It Matters When Women of Color Play Love Interests
I tweeted this over a month ago from The Nerds of Color handle, when I was excited about the Zendaya
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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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Hard NOC Live from SDCC 2016: Cliff Chiang
It may be September, but we’re not done sharing videos from Comic-Con! Our final one-on-one conversation from San Diego is
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Hard NOC Live from SDCC 2016: Lisa Yee
On the heels of the home video release of the first DC Super Hero Girls original movie, Hero of the
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What Fandom Can Learn From Onyxcon
So this past weekend Onyxcon returned to the ATL. Sadly, I wasn’t able to make it but I was there
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Hard NOC Live from SDCC 2016: Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda
The creative team behind the critically acclaimed Image Comics series Monstress — Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda — made a rare appearance together
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Heroine Complex is the Asian American Superhero Story We Need AND Deserve
In the less than a week, superhero stories will feel less #whitewashedOUT when author Sarah Kuhn’s newest novel, Heroine Complex,
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We’re All Supergirls
In the tradition of today’s superhero, each new season brings new stories and of course new characters. New characters help
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How Diverse is the Marvel Cinematic Universe? The Movies: Phase One
The Doctor Strange controversy — combined with the push to cast an Asian American actor as the title character Danny
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White Virgin/Whore of Color: #DaredevilProblems
I wasn’t gonna do this, but in a conversation on twitter, @BlackGirlNerds asked me to expand on what I recently
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Women in Comics Con 2016 This Saturday in New York City
Happy International Women’s Day! To celebrate, you should sign up to attend the second annual Women in Comics Con which
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The New Ghostbusters: Should I be Afraid?
So… The trailer for the new Ghostbusters film hit today. I am a really big fan of the original first
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#LexiTakesFlight on Hard NOC Life (and Supergirl)
Just in time for her directorial debut on Supergirl, one of the most woke directors in Hollywood, Lexi Alexander, returns for
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The Imperator and The Widow
Last year was the year of the most iconic feminist leading lady in action/sci-fi, arguably the most in cinematic history:
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#AskLexi II: We Are Lexi
On a very cold sub-zero January evening in Minnesota (talking windchill -30 F people) , one of our favorite NOCs
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NOC Recaps Supergirl: Blood is Thicker Than Kryptonite
Am I the only one who thinks Supergirl came back sooner than expected? Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy that
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Of Fear and Fake Diversity
by Lexi Alexander | Originally posted at Lexi-Alexander.com 2015 was an interesting year for me. After finally getting back behind
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