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It goes without saying that the world is in deep mourning over the death of Nelson Mandela. Since I'm normally pretty locked away from the world when I'm at work, I didn't hear about his …

*All sarcasm intended So you go to an art school, huh? Is it feeling pretty normal? That’s only because you’re doing it wrong. You see, there are so many expectations attached to schools of this natu…

Curly Girl Collective (CGC) presents All Dolled Up, a holiday charity experience that invites guests to donate brown and curly dolls to a community-based nonprofit that serves low-income, disadvantag…

Courtney Huddleston and James Taylor, creators and artists of The Bully’s Bully , have launched a Kickstarter project to fund the printing of the first two chapters of this endearing and impactful we…

Bike-forged weapons & roof-bound communities have kept people safe. But for how long?  The project is called Z'Isle. A comic set in Montreal 7 years after a zombie infestation. Z'Isle fol…

http://orangejuiceinbishopsgarden.com The other day I saw a few tweets condemning those who celebrate Thanksgiving, in light of the true history behind the first Thanksgiving--when countless Indians …

The Hour of Code is now just a few weeks away. If you haven’t heard already, we’re supporting this unprecedented movement to help 10 million students (and adults) try computer science this December (…

http://www.deviantart.com/ morelikethis/artists/77537145? view_mode=2 I’ve been debating for a while how I would approach the topic of the recent Syfy series Heroes of Cosplay . The show had quite a …

I’ve heard bits and pieces about Bronies. However, it wasn’t until I experienced my first con that I realized that the Brony subculture is a large and very serious group within nerd culture. What i…

Image by Ryan VanWilliams via Flickr creative commons The presence of the divine nine has always been heavy and unwavering. For those readers who aren’t very familiar with the upstanding sororities a…

Thank you to all of the listeners and fans of Black Girl Nerds who voted for us for Best Podcast!  We are honored to be nominated among seasoned podcasters like: Operation Cubicle, Now In Session wit…

ESSENCE wants to know: Are you ready to be the next top filmmaker? The #1 media brand for African-American women has chronicled Black women's stories for more than 40 years with a strong legacy o…

Image by Unknown via Flickr I’m here today to pay my respects to the black woman, because she was murdered. I’m not positive who the real culprit is, though I might have an idea: The Mammy said tha…

Fortune Girls (FG), Inc., a multi-cultural lifestyle brand dedicated to the empowerment of tween girls age 6-12, launched a 30-day kickstarter campaign on Oct 17th with recent supportive Tweets and F…

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…

GeekGirlCon celebrates and honors the legacy of women contributing to science and technology; comics, arts, and literature; and game play and game design by connecting geeky women world-wide and crea…

Have a passion project you need to finance? A film or a web series you've been anxious to get off the ground? On Thursday, October 10th, New York Comic Con 2013 hosted a panel titled, "Cr…