Presentations

Let's kick off the Black Nerds Expo!

Learn about the process of stepping into the comics industry, pitching your work, and starting your comics career! From writing to illustration to cartooning to lettering, there's a place for everyone in the comics industry. Join Steenz as she walks us through her comics journey as well as offering insight into all the career options you may have!

Explore the concept of the multiverse through the eyes of a self-professed Black nerd and comic researcher, Professor Prescott, as he discusses the multiverse and its multicultural characters that allow representation in the world of nerds.

Want to win prizes? Get your comic, video game, anime, and pop culture know-how together and win the most points!

A discussion with Anthony D. Mays about life in big tech as a software engineer and Star Wars geek.

African American children and adults always look to pop culture to give us the representation we deserve but the representation we get in anime and comic books seems to hit different and exploring that concept is important to all of us.

Dive into the world and life of Ricardo Lee an independent Black game designer. In an industry dominated by Asians and Caucasians, where does the minority fit in? Most importantly where do you fit in? When multiple doors close, you make your own! Your setbacks can become a setup for the future.

Three Black queens will discuss their love for all things witches, vampires, and magic in the context of representation of blackness and freedom and escaping the white imagination.  This is subject to change.*

The Black Nerds Expo planning committee will announce the winners to the contests and close out the event!