Other Ways We Can Reach Peak Blackness in Nerddom

The announcement of Ta-Nehisi Coates being the scribe of the next Black Panther comic book basically put the industry in a blender last week. One of the most recognized Black Intellectuals in America Today writing a comic book that features the first comic book Black superhero has implications we can only begin to explore. As it generated enough buzz to provoke many a think piece and interview from folks in the industry, it really does feel like with Coates, along with renowned artist Brian Stelfreeze, writing the ongoing saga of T’Challa we’ve achieved Peak Blackness. But because you reach the summit, doesn’t mean you stop climbing mountains, fam. We should be harnessing this moment, grabbing our climbing gear and seeing what other ways we can keep rebranding nerdom in our image. I’ve got some other ideas on how we can reach Peak Blackness: Rutina Wesley playing Monica Rambeau in an uncensored TV show. I’ve already joked about this in the Wakanda Barbershop Chronicles and Omar been told you, Monica Rambeau aka Spectrum aka Photon aka Black Girl Light Show aka Sista of Light is one of the best to ever do it. Period. Monica is not only a badass who is usually leading or the field commander for an elite team of Avengers, but she’s also Black as all hell. No nonsense, Serena Williams confidence, gives zero fucks, but all the wattage. This got Rutina written all over it, yo, who came to fame by being one of the few examples of unapologetic Blackness on True Blood (ya know, until …