Jermaine Dickerson Brings Hero Nation to Michigan: A Comic Con for Everyone

It isn’t often you have the opportunity to chat with a hero. After engaging in conversation with Jermaine Dickerson, creator and curator of Hero Nation-Ypsilanti, I’ve come to believe that we speak with heroes more often than not. Hero Nation-Ypsilanti is a free, family-friendly comic-con in Ypsilanti, Michigan, that celebrates superheroes and diversity with the mission that everyone has a hero inside of themselves that deserves to be celebrated. Hero Nation also seeks to amplify the voices of marginalized people including people of color, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, and women. The event will take place in Ypsilanti, Michigan on Saturday, September 9th from 1pm-6pm at the Parkridge Community Center and I had the pleasure of finding out a little more about Hero Nation and its mission from Jermaine himself. I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did. Black Nerd Problems: To curate a comic con event called Hero Nation, you must have a hero of your own, right? Who would you say is your biggest hero? Hero Nation: My mom. My mother has always been my most avid supporter, cheerleader, and remains the largest pillar in my life. Since childhood she’s instilled an unwavering code of diligence in me that has allowed me to remain persistent when achieving my goals. Now, of course, in practice this hasn’t been the easiest thing — as is the case with anyone. But the fact that she still goes out of her way to leave me random Facebook comments telling me how much she loves …