BGN Book Review: ‘Well, That Escalated Quickly’
Most of us were introduced to Franchesca Ramsey by her viral YouTube video “Sh*t White Girls Say to Black Girls”, but very few people know how this video even came to be. From our side of things, it seemed that Ramsey was an overnight success, a combination of luck and good timing. Both of...
First Look at ‘The Darkest Minds’ Starring Amandla Stenberg and Mandy Moore
Get your first look at the movie, 'The Darkest Minds', starring Amandla Sternberg and Mandy Moore with this new trailer, photo, and synopsis breakdown here at Black Girl Nerds!
The New Face of ‘Kick-Ass’ by Millar & Romita Jr — BGN Comic Review
'Kick-Ass' gets a new look with its latest incarnation by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. BGN's resident comic book reviewer, Kai Charles, gives her take on the newest vigilante. Read on for more on Black Girl Nerds!
Tandem Review: ‘Sideways’ & ‘The Silencer’ Issue 1 — BGN Comic Review
'The New Age of Heroes' has released two new superheroes for us to love: Sideways and The Silencer. Read one comic book enthusiast's review of the tandem comic books here, on Black Girl Nerds!
BGN Comic Review: ‘Star Wars: Thrawn’
Ask any Star Wars fan about Grand Admiral Thrawn and the majority of them will smile and tell you about their favorite parts of the Heir To The Empire, the book series where Timothy Zahn first introduced readers to the Grand Admiral.
When the new canon was introduced, many believed they would never see the...
The Great Story Behind Tami Charles’ Poignant Novel ‘Like Vanessa’
I recently reviewed the middle grade novel Like Vanessa, and if you've read my review, then you already know how much I love this book. I loved it so much that I reached out through the networks to speak with the author and tell her how much I enjoyed it. Tami was gracious enough to...
‘Mapping the Interior’ Brings Native American Stories to Light
Tor has been publishing a lot of novellas lately, and Mapping the Interior, by Blackfeet Native-American writer Stephen Graham Jones is one of those. Promoted as a horror story, it does include some very tensed, creepy and gore-ish moments, but it's above all a story about father and son relationships, particularly in the context...
‘Binti’ is Not to be Missed by Any Afrofuturism Fan
Within a decade, Nnedi Okorafor has established herself as one of the most powerful and recognized Black voices in current science-fiction and fantasy. Her range is pretty impressive, from YA stories like Akata Witch, to writing Black Panther issues, to sci-fi novels like The Book of Phoenix (shortlisted for a Clarke Award), and to...
‘Like Vanessa’ Literally Brought Me to Tears
Like Vanessa, the debut middle grade novel by Tami Charles, is truly one of the most beautiful books I’ve read in a long time. It’s been a minute since I’ve cried reading a book, and let me tell you, I was crying Black girl magic thug tears by the end.
It’s 1983, and Vanessa Martin is...
BGN News Beat: The Week’s Biggest Headlines
What's going on in the TV world?
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Marvel has released a new promo for their upcoming series, Cloak and Dagger. The series will debut on Freeform on June 7 with a world premiere at SXSW on March 11. It follows two teenagers, Tyrone Johnson (Aubrey Joseph) and Tandy Bowen (Olivia Holt) from different backgrounds. They find...
