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Universal Fancon Launches On Kickstarter, Targeting Women, LGBTQ, Disabled, POC In 2018

Universal Fancon Launches On Kickstarter, Targeting Women, LGBTQ, Disabled, POC In 2018

In the meantime, check our Kickstarter! We need your help! — Black Girl Nerds (@BlackGirlNerds) December 14, 2016 And: Calling all #Nerds #Blerds and #Geeks!#Trekkies #Wookies, and #Cookies.@UniversalFanCon is here.We need YOU!https://t.co/ewfyAV7eEe — TheBlackGeeks (@theblackgeeks) December 14, 2016 The Kickstarter is seeking to raise $25,000, and it's already raised almost $200 in just one day (as of the time of[...]
Blerdwatch: "It's A Great Time To Be A Person Of Color In Comics"

Blerdwatch: "It's A Great Time To Be A Person Of Color In Comics"

I first heard the phrase from Larry Wilmore on The Nightly Show last year, self identifying himself as a "blerd" – a black nerd. I've just discovered that one Hassan Parrish has registered a trademark for "Blerdcon". It has been a truth universally acknowledged that a comic book geek or a sci-fi fan was a white cis[...]