being black - Raintree Ruckus

Two Black women getting ready to begin their panel, setting up their table and presentation.

being black

TT. My Notes from Black Otaku: Relationship Between Two Cultures

Last year at Tekko, I was lucky to check out this panel for Black fandom. "Black Otaku: Relationship Between Two Cultures." Here are some of the notes I took during its presentation. Past * Yasuke: a legend, but real * Portuguese sailors traveled w/ Africans to Japan, for trade * African

being black

"nothing much"

And she said... "nothing much."

social media

TT: I Miss The Cookout

It was The Cookout, an invitation-only Black-centered social media... hang on, let them tell it.

culture

Background Radiation

Image description: Two panels. The first is a Batman sketch done by Amber, but is accompanied by the text "drawing out for you the same ol' microaggressions and straight-up harassment that has made up the majority of my internet adventures." Second panel: We see Amber now;