Claiming Our Power in Media at Dream Con’s Fireside Chat with Issa Rae and Roxxy Haze

Black Nerd Problems descended upon Dream Con this summer, covering the widely known Black and Brown-centric convention for the first time. Packed with activated booths, indie creators and artists, niche or out-of-this-world swag and loot, the feeling was right at home. For the most part. Heavily streamed by every content creator you can imagine, it was a playground for the Blerd and every minute recorded and live. Clearly, built this way by its founders Mark, Affiong “Aff”, Leland, Desmond “Des”, Ben, Dylan “Dyl” and newest member John of the viral sensation RDC (Real Dreams Change the world).

HIGHKEY VIBES  The vibes were vibing – take that how you will. Every moment there was a chance to meet creators you know and love, be the creator you know you can be, and answer the question: ‘do I want to be a content creator?’ All with the common ground of nerdom. Well, almost all. Some clout chasers were found roaming the floors working real hard to create those toxic environments these sort of conventions exist to eliminate. You can’t catch’em all! But all in all, if you came with a good crew, you had a good ass time.  What stood out more than anything was the dedication to provide a space to own your nerdom authentically. Whether you love making strange voices for cartoons, cosplaying however you interpret a character, making Viltrumite push-up videos, ranking the best rappers, or spitting poetry for the nerd community, there was a place to do whatever TF it is you do. B…