Black Nerds Create (formerly Black Girls Create) is a collective that provides content through a lens of critical and creative fandom, in order to advocate for and contribute to meaningful representation in media for Black folks specifically, and systemically marginalized people in general.

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Featured Projects

Click on a project or headshot above to learn more. Visit COLLECTIVE to see all of Black Nerds Create past content and programing.

Obsidian Archive

The Obsidian Archive includes blog posts, critical essays, and fan fiction written by Black Girls Create members, contributors, and community from our inception, until our rebrand to Black Nerds Create in 2022. Take a trip through time and peruse through the blog, Critical Companion series for inspiration, nuanced critiques, and wonderful stories!

We Black & Nerds

Black Girls Create blog was a space that worked to be representative of our realities and experiences as a way to counter the ones largely depicted in the mainstream. The blog hosted a variety of commentary on popular culture including book reviews, television and film recaps, personal essays, and our contributor-led series The Critical Companion, a bi-monthly themed project that delved into different aspects of critical fandom.

The Critical Companion

Have a Biscuit, Professor McGonagall

K. Alexandra writes about Minerva McGonagall, who inspires her in her own teaching.

Finally Finding a Place in the Fandom

Stacie writes about how she finally found her place in the Potter fandom.

Of White Blaise and Black Hermione: The Highs and Lows of my Harry Potter Journey

How the Harry Potter fandom’s refusal to accept Blaise Zabini as Black left a Black fan feeling like she wasn’t welcome, and how Black Hermione turned it all around.

My Granny and Her Love of Comics

Bilal writes about their grandmother, who shared her love of comics and knowledge.

Beyond the Kokiri Forest: A Father and Daughter’s Zelda Adventure

Delia talks about her father and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the origins of her nerdiness.

Shade to the Supernatural Nerdom: My Mom’s Disgust For My Love of the Supernatural

Growing up, Afiya loved all things supernatural, but she was often met with pushback…

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Author Spotlight

Featured Creators

Meet Black women who are creating space and art, learn about their process, and why they believe it is important for Black people to be creators. We feature a new Creator at the beginning of each month.