Carrie McClain

Carrie McClain is writer, editor, social media maven and media scholar. Other times she's known as a Starfleet Communications Officer, Comics Auntie, and Golden Saucer Frequenter. Shuri is her favorite Disney Princess. Nowadays you can usually find her buried under a pile of Josei manga. She/Her

Tell Mama: Black Motherhood in Graphic Novels Centering Black Girls

Too often in popular media and especially in the world of literature, via comics ...

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Fly Free, Always: Images of Black Freedom in Children’s Books

As a young child, I was fascinated with flying.  No, that’s not right. It ...

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Blood Runs Down

‘Blood Runs Down’: Using Rituals in Cinema About Blackness and Womanhood

A film that stands as a deliciously horror genre short and also a piece ...

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Manga Series to Read to Learn More about the Culture & Impact of Manga

As a medium, manga has shown us again and again, the incredible power of ...

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Stephanie Williams

BNP Heads to Themyscira to Talk with ‘Nubia’ Writer Stephanie Williams

Carrie McClain, Black Nerd Problems: Steph, I have been a fan of yours for ...

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‘The Saddest Angriest Black Girl in Town’ to be Reprinted Via Kickstarter

Originally, I know creative Robyn Smith as the artist behind fave Wash Day (which ...

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‘Nubia: Real One’ Will Finally Give DC’s Iconic Character Her Time to Shine

Our faves author L.L. McKinney (A Blade So Black trilogy) and artist Robyn Smith ...

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