Black Girl Nerds

We invited authors Theolonius Legend, Tiffany Davis, and Kevin Wayne Williams to discuss their experiences in publishing as well as what it takes to be a professional writer. If you are a budding author, this is one show you will not want to miss! Hosted By Jamie Broadnax Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Entrepreneur, comedian, and New York Times best selling author Baratunde Thurston stopped by to chat with us about the his book “How To Be Black” as well as the tech community, social media and the blerd community. Check it out here! Special Guest Co-host Theolonious Legend Hosted By Jamie Broadnax Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Joseph P. Illidge is the former editor Batman line of comic books for DC Entertainment and also worked for Milestone Comics which created titles and characters like Icon, Static, Rocket and Hardware. Joseph is the co-founder of Verge Entertainment and is also a columnist for Comic Book Resources The Color Barrier. We chatted about everything from his tenure at Milestone, to Fox’s Gotham to Netflix’s Daredevil! Co-host Grace Gipson Hosted By Jamie Broadnax Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Actress Santana Dempsey who has appeared in many film and TV shows including HBO’s The Newsroom, chatted with Jamie about being a Black woman working in Hollywood, growing up biracial, and dealing with issues of colorism. We also geeked out over various fandoms and asked Santana the most important question of all…are you a nerd or a geek? Take a listen! Hosted by Jamie Broadnax Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Maya Penn is a 15 year old CEO that does it all from animation to designing environmentally-friendly clothing. She runs a non-profit that helps young girls in third world countries and she’s a self-declared geek! If you feel the need to be inspired today, take a moment and listen to this amazing podcast with entrepreneur Maya Penn. Co-hosted by Latanya Barrett and Connie Hosted by Jamie Broadnax Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We geeked out over our favorite video games and consoles from the 80s and 90s! We reminisced and chatted about many games of our childhood as well as how we got into gaming. If you’re an NES, Sega, or Atari fan this is one show you do not want to miss! Guests featured are Makeda DeJene, Lauren Warren, and Shareef Jackson. Hosted by Jamie Broadnax Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Science fiction author Cerece Rennie Murphy joins the Black Girl Nerds podcast to discuss her latest novel Order of the Seers. We geek out over Star Wars, X-Files, and fanfiction. Cerece provides some incredibly resourceful advice about how to get started in fiction writing as well as how to market yourself and sell your first novel! Hosted by Jamie Broadnax Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We explore the issue of mental illness and how in our community the topic comes with various stigmas. We dive into issues like depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. Our panel included: John Minus, Terrell Starr, Keri, R. Shanea Williams, and Mel. If you have a mental health diagnosis or you work in mental healthcare, this is one show you do not want to miss! Co-hosted by Terra Cooke Hosted By Jamie Broadnax Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ariell Johnson is the founder and creator of Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse and is working diligently to plan the build out and to crowd source funding to get the building up and running by May. Amalgam is a place of where geeks can feel included and to see comic book characters that look like them. She discusses how this space will be open for cosplayers, gamers, and java junkies. Co-host Latanya Barrett Hosted By Jamie Broadnax Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast featured the ladies of PNW Fattitude created by Rachelle Abellar. After meeting these women last year at Geek Girl Con during the Fatness and Fandom panel, I wanted to do a show about the lack of intersectionality of fat-positive images in the cosplay community. The panel also features Amber Dawn Bushnell and Uhura Jones. Co-host Latanya Barrett Hosted By Jamie Broadnax Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.