The Nerd Newsletter
Join our Nerd Nation with frequent updates from Black Nerd Problems
Bookmark
I was told about this event via our resident nerd Danez Smith months earlier. I found myself coming back into town on the last day of it. A fellow writer Jayson Smith was posting about Afro Punk and on his way back to it to see some poets perform. I was asking him about it via text messages, I’m dead tired and carrying bags but I’m thinking I may as well check this out. I’m with a friend that lives near by and is headed there anyway. I need to get my editorials up anyhow, so why not, right? Bruh, I got to Brooklyn and the park it was at….. Bruh….I felt like I was straight up in Wakanda. It felt like for one day only marvel universe came into play and Wakanda was teleported to Brooklyn. “and that atmosphere be so black” This was truly captivating and refreshing man to just be among black folk with mad fashion / cultural / taste / differences being black and present. From artsy to nerd, to goth, to punk, to dope the dress attire was whatever the fuck you want. It was hot as hell and i saw a dude in a three piece suit and gators UNBOTHERED my dude. Sun, it was a sight of immaculate edges, cocoa butter and not a spot of ash to be seen. I had a Jerry McGuire moment as I damn near let the thug tears fly for this event (especially in light of whats been happening in Ferguson). The festival was great with all types of artists on stage performing different genres of music but if you know me, then you know I’m trying to find some nerd shit. Luckily Danez already had me covered a…
YOU’VE REACHED YOUR LIMIT
Become a member and continue reading
Support independent journalism and unlock full access to our stories, analysis, live streams, and exclusive editorial content.
- Access to all member-only stories on
- Support writers you read most
- Read everything behind a paywall
- Access to live streams
- Comment on articles
Meet the author
Omar Holmon
Omar Holmon is a content editor that is here to make .gifs, obscure references, and find the correlation between everything Black and Nerdy.
View profile



Subscribe for more
Be part of the conversation
Subscribe to Black Nerd Problems to start commenting.
Already have an account? Log in