Virtuous Con 2023 returns online this weekend with an all-star lineup for Black History Month
Virtuous Con, the annual virtual creative convention founded by Award-Winning author Cerece Rennie Murphy, is back for its 3rd Annual Black History Month event, February 25 - 26, 2023 from 11am ET - 7pm ET .
Anime NYC 2022 Cements Itself As Blerd Meetup Spot
Anime NYC has become an annual must-go for The Blerd Team. Anime NYC is thrown by Crunchyroll and is one of the largest conventions dedicated to anime, manga and Japanese pop culture. Anime NYC 2022 was the 5th-anniversary event and
Anime Weekend Atlanta 2022 Review
Anime Weekend Atlanta 2022 was personally, my first con of the year! It didn’t disappoint. It was held at the Cobb Galleria Center(CGC) from October 26-29, 2022.
Our 15 Favorite Blerd Celebrity Halloween Costumes of 2022
Blerd recaps our 15 favorite blerd celebrity Halloween costumes from 2022. This year celebrities went above and beyond with a collection of anime, comic book, and movie-inspired costumes. Here are our favorites:
Dragon Con 2022 Review: The Return of The Iron Throne
Dragon Con 2022 returns to full form with over 65,000 attendees this year in Atlanta, Georgia, almost double last year's attendance of about 42,000 attendees. Being in Atlanta, you know plenty of blerds were in attendance as well. The event
Khem Fest – The Ultimate Afrofuturism Experience
Khem Fest #8 is a comic book and afrofuturism experience held in New Jersey on September 23, 2022
Dream Con 2022 Recap – The Met Gala For Blerds
Dream Con 2022 delights again with an even bigger showing than Dream Con 2021. The nerd swag level is higher at this convention than any other, hence the title The Met Gala for Blerds.
Blerdcon 2022 Recap – The Cookout for Blerds
Blerdcon 2022 was the cookout for blerds. Held in Arlington, Virginia, Blerdcon delights with updates to the venue, new vendors, music and community.
MomoCon 2022 Review: A Cut Above in ATL
MomoCon 2022 was a great experience to kick off the con season with! It is a great mid-sized event for those looking for something not exactly niche, but not huge and overwhelming. MomoCon gets especially high scores in Event
Urbanime’s Open Spaces STEM Initiative Creates Black Women in Tech Weekend Takeover
Urbanime’s Open Spaces, a yearlong Black & Brown STEM initiative, is celebrating Black women in tech with “The Mixtape” and “The Listening Party” releases. The stories of industry-leading Black women shared through The Mixtape and The Listening Party aim to
