If Nerd is the new cool, then being a Blerd is the coolest. Blerd Senpai will be a place for information, entertainment and exploration into the cultures, fashion, news and politics that concern our community. Every episode we dive deep into the black nerd zeitgeist. Enjoy the ride with me.
How do you feel about a Black Super Man, a future Superman film by Ta-Nehisi Coates and JJ Abrams has a Black Superman. There are some reports about this. A few years ago, Michael B. Jordan remarked that he was interested in playing Superman in a movie and that he was especially interested in Superman Calvin Ellis, the Earth-23 Superman.
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Through a series of interviews, with a variety of people in all walks of life. We try to figure the question "What is a Blerd", beyond the heterogenous combination of the words Black and Nerd. Coming to terms with a deeper understanding of the turn of phrase and its place in American vernacular. The term owes it notoriety to main seem popularity to it being coined on the NBC series Scrubs in 2006, Season 6, Episode 2 the episode “My Best Friend’s Baby’s Baby and My Baby’s Baby,” in it Dr. Christoper Turk (Donald Faison) describes his cousin as "the worlds biggest Blerd".
On this episode we interview **Deborah Hawkins, penned Debra Renée Byrd, began writing after a blank book project in elementary school and never stopped, fashioning stories based on her favorite TV shows and movies before creating more original works. She studied at the University of the Arts and Florida State University before settling down and graduating from Temple University. She now resides in her hometown of Dover, DE and works for the State.
She loves fantasies, superheroes, is a trekkie and a brown coat. She loves television and lives for Final Fantasy video games, having collected most of them. She has read a myriad of authors, but her favorites are Octavia Butler and N.K. Jemisin.**
Webiste:
Debra Renée Byrd, author (thewritemage.com)
Instagram:
@debreneebyrd is on Instagram •
Twitter:
Debra Renée Byrd, author (@DebTheAuthor) / Twitter
Amazon Author Page
Amazon.com: Debra Renée Byrd: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle
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This episode will be about the controversy surrounding the 2021 Blerdcon cosplay convention winner. The real question is "is this your king", also some commentary surrounding the onslaught of lawsuits that may be coming Disney's way thanks to Scarlett Johansson.
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HBO's Lovecraft Country, according to Deadline, which reports that the cable network has decided not to order a second season of the 2020 spooky show. The series, adapted from Matt Ruff's novel of the same title, and produced and largely written by Misha Green, explored Black life in twentieth-century America via a horror lens.
Speaking on the reactionary aspects of cancel culture, and how it maybe more gray then you think.
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Through a series of interviews, with a variety of people in all walks of life. We try to figure the question "What is a Blerd", beyond the heterogenous combination of the words Black and Nerd. Coming to terms with a deeper understanding of the turn of phrase and its place in American vernacular. The term owes it notoriety to main seem popularity to it being coined on the NBC series Scrubs in 2006, Season 6, Episode 2 the episode “My Best Friend’s Baby’s Baby and My Baby’s Baby,” in it Dr. Christoper Turk (Donald Faison) describes his cousin as "the worlds biggest Blerd".
On this episode we interview Ylontinee and Destinee Cosplayers, CEO's and Founders of California based "DreamyCoco" a black magical girl makeup brand. The sisters designs original characters for their makeup sets. The sisters where inspired by the magical girls they seen in there youth, and wanted to spread light love in magic to the world, the lack of diversity in the magical girl spear lead them to create what the didn't see
Website:
DreamyCocoCosmetics
Instagram: Business: DreamyCoco🍫 (@dreamy.coco_) • Instagram photos and videos
Cosplay: ✨Thee Melanated Magical Girls✨ (@cocomagicalgirls) • Instagram photos and videos
DreamyCoco (@dreamycoco_) / Twitter
Tiktok
cocomagicalgirls (@cocomagicalgirls) TikTok | Watch cocomagicalgirls's Newest TikTok Videos
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Discussing upcoming African projects coming to Disney, Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, a new Disney+ anthology series, has been unveiled. It's an anthology of ten original animated films from Zimbabwe, Uganda, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Egypt. The movie will release on Disney+ in late 2022. Peter Ramsey will serve as an executive producer on the anthology series. Tendayi Nyeke and Anthony Silverston are in charge of the project. Why is the Bee Hive mad at Florida Rapper Trick Daddy we discuss in this episode
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Through a series of interviews, with a variety of people in all walks of life. We try to figure the question "What is a Blerd", beyond the heterogenous combination of the words Black and Nerd. Coming to terms with a deeper understanding of the turn of phrase and its place in American vernacular. The term owes it notoriety to main seem popularity to it being coined on the NBC series Scrubs in 2006, Season 6, Episode 2 the episode “My Best Friend’s Baby’s Baby and My Baby’s Baby,” in it Dr. Christoper Turk (Donald Faison) describes his cousin as "the worlds biggest Blerd".
On this episode we interview Cosplay, Local Kansas City Arist and Creative Xavier Gayden CEO and Founder of Boxhead Art.
Website: https://www.boxheadarts.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boxhead_arts/
https://www.instagram.com/boxheadarts/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xavier.gayden
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Interview with political candidate Tscher Manck, better know as CeCE. Discussing the change needed in the 8th District, reasons why she should be elected to office, and her plead to have people to vote in Local Elections.
Cece is running for Commissioner of Wyandotte County 8th District in Kansas City Kansas. She is running of a platform a real change in the neighborhood she lives, works and loves. According to her about me section on Facebook "What you see is what you'll get. I will not sugar coat any truths, to make an individual feel better. Collaboration+ Communication=Foundation. I will start the process of Being the change that we need to see here! "Nothing but The Dotte"
City commissioners work with one another in meetings to develop and enact policies and ordinances for their city by voting on them. These actions bring about changes in existing laws specific to the community or they develop new laws that the commission believes will help the city function better in some way
Facebook:
Tscher "Cece" Manck for my neighbors in the 8th District | Facebook
Twitter:
Tscher Cece Manck (@tschermanck) / Twitter
Email:
somethingspecialinthe8th@gmail.com
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Through a series of interviews, with a variety of people in all walks of life. We try to figure the question "What is a Blerd", beyond the heterogenous combination of the words Black and Nerd. Coming to terms with a deeper understanding of the turn of phrase and its place in American vernacular. The term owes it notoriety to main seem popularity to it being coined on the NBC series Scrubs in 2006, Season 6, Episode 2 the episode “My Best Friend’s Baby’s Baby and My Baby’s Baby,” in it Dr. Christoper Turk (Donald Faison) describes his cousin as "the worlds biggest Blerd".
On this episode we interview Cosplayer, Actor, Singer, The Whimsy Blerd who's most recent credits include fulfilling a childhood dream of being a Spice Girl, by reprising her role of Mel B. aka Scary Spice in Ghostlight Ensemble’s live reading of Spice World the movie. She was also Lady Basildon in their production of Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband. She also enjoyed her role of Emma Goode in Terra Mysterium’s A Midwinter Mummer’s Tale.
Instagram:
Song Marshall (@thewhimsyblerd) • Instagram photos and videos
Tiktok:
WhimsyBlerd (@thewhimsyblerd) TikTok | Watch WhimsyBlerd's Newest TikTok Videos
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/WhimsyBlerd
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Through a series of interviews, with a variety of people in all walks of life. We try to figure the question "What is a Blerd", beyond the heterogenous combination of the words Black and Nerd. Coming to terms with a deeper understanding of the turn of phrase and its place in American vernacular. The term owes it notoriety to main seem popularity to it being coined on the NBC series Scrubs in 2006, Season 6, Episode 2 the episode “My Best Friend’s Baby’s Baby and My Baby’s Baby,” in it Dr. Christoper Turk (Donald Faison) describes his cousin as "the worlds biggest Blerd".
On this episode we interview Cosplay, Chef and Black girl nerd Charmneara.
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Speaking of the double standards and racial discrimination in the Cosplay community, examples of Cosplayers effect by the overall issues. The issues surround Ken St. Andre Utah based game designers and fantasy author is in hot water for off added Twitter comments.
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Through a series of interviews, with a variety of people in all walks of life. We try to figure the question "What is a Blerd", beyond the heterogenous combination of the words Black and Nerd. Coming to terms with a deeper understanding of the turn of phrase and its place in American vernacular. The term owes it notoriety to main seem popularity to it being coined on the NBC series Scrubs in 2006, Season 6, Episode 2 the episode “My Best Friend’s Baby’s Baby and My Baby’s Baby,” in it Dr. Christoper Turk (Donald Faison) describes his cousin as "the worlds biggest Blerd".
On this episode we interview Writer, Director, Social activist, Artist, and all around Blerd Raafi Rivero.
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In 1967 in a secluded house near a cemetery in a small unassuming Pennsylvania town just north of Pittsburgh dark magic, of a sort, was taking place, a ritual where chocolate syrup turned to blood, roasted ham to human flesh, and a little makeup and mortician’s wax was all it took to make the dead walk the earth, and George Romero – a segment director for a little local production called Mister Roger’s Neighborhood turned cinematic necromancer – and Duane Jones – a 31 year old black teacher and to that point largely unknown actor from New York – became horror legends who changed the face of the genre and of pop culture forever.
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