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

Three Fears About Public Spaces I Had as a Black Nerd

As a black female nerd, have you ever been afraid of entering a new space? Renée shares some of her past fears and how she overcame them in our first Constant Companion essay.

Worldbuilding and the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Bayana explores how Marvel built a world for the screen in a way that encompasses so many movies and television shows.

Introducing: Black Girls Nerd Out’s The Critical Companion

The Critical Companion series will feature bi-monthly blog posts written by Black writers. We hope those writers are some of you!

‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Illustrates Several Renditions of the Trolley Problem

Sacrifice isn’t new to epic superhero movies. The modus operandi of most heroes is to lay down their life for their friends.

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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.