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The purpose of this piece is to expand upon what we believe the nerd community can do to be better. Not just for nerds of color, not just for women, but for all of us. We are the status quo in pop cu…

Twitter is more than a social network for me; it’s a place where I can engage in thought provoking conversation with fellow nerds, blerds (the portmanteau term for Black or Brown Nerd), geeks, and bl…

As a first wave-Millenial, I'm not entirely well versed on just how much 1970s Blaxsploitation, in particular the genre's horror re-interpretations have struck a chord with the mass film goin…

She watches Through the Wormhole. She covets Radcliffe Bailey. She read the entire Harry Potter series. She destroys in Call of Duty. She idolizes Diane von Fürstenberg. This is 30 year old Zoë Modal…

During the Sunday podcast on Blerd parenting , I said something that I knew would be controversial. (And I’m not talking about the bit about nerds not being extroverts. I get it. We can be social but…

Are you a mommy or daddy blerd? Would you like to know what its like growing up blerdy? This podcast will feature a panel of hosts who are parents raising their children to to become the future ble…

I will let out an unequivocal sigh before I begin writing this post.  Okay ready?  1...2...3... :::SIGH::: Now that I have released all of the carbon dioxide out of my lungs, allow me to elaborate on…

The other day was very difficult for all of us. As we heard the verdict delivered in the Trayvon Martin case it took a piece of hope in all of us that we lived in an America where the word “post-rac…

by Terisa Thurman @SFTerisa This is a grandiose idea but stick with me on this: I don't know how many of you are writers out there but I know many of you can appreciate movies, literature and/or …

When I think SciFi, Octavia Butler is always at the top of my list.   Fledging was the last novel she wrote before she passed away and it was by far the best Vampire fiction I have come across. As w…

I’m fairly new to this whole cosplay extravaganza and have been very much like a kid in a candy store since my journey began. I’ve been scowering the web looking for ideas, advice, sewing lessons, a…

Some may say being overly obsessed with a search engine is crazy, but I don't see it that way. Google is apart of my everyday life, 24/7.  I love using Google for different things, I feel it make…

Come chat with me and others during this online Social Screening and Panel Discussion on the documentary "Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines." During this chat I will …

I want to take a brief moment to let all nerds of color out there know that our subculture is being scrutinized by the mainstream media.  It is essential to understand that before anyone outside of o…

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In Feburary 2012 I created the blogsite Black Girl Nerds because in the world's largest search engine (that would be Google) I could not find an impression in cyberspace for the term.  I stumble…