WAKANDA MOON
(MODERATORS, “BLACK MUTANTS IN NERD CULTURE: THE FEMALE PERSPECTIVE”) is a NOLA-based cosplay group made of the mighty duo of Sailor Uru (Live Action Animation) and Sailor Adamantium (Dom).
A TRIBE CALLED GEEK
(PANELIST, “THE MUTATION OF THE AMERICAN NERD”) is an award-winning media platform for Indigenous Geek Culture and Stem. Their podcasts, website and social media are a celebration of Indigenous Representation and Geekery.
RONDREKA
(PANELIST, “BLACK MUTANTS IN NERD CULTURE: THE FEMALE PERSPECTIVE”) is a Baton Rouge, LA native, novice Cosplayer, and J-Fashion enthusiast.
JASON REEVES
(PANELIST, “BLACK MUTANTS IN NERD CULTURE: THE MALE PERSPECTIVE”) is an Illustrator who founded the award-winning L.A.-based comic book imprint studio “133art,” which publishes the Glyph Award-winning “OneNation,” the Kickstarter funded “RET:CON,” and the all-ages comic “Kid Carvers.”
NINJA YOYO
(PANELIST, “BLACK MUTANTS IN NERD CULTURE: THE FEMALE PERSPECTIVE”) is a Baton Rouge, LA-based cosplayer originally from Mississippi. She has been cosplaying for just over 5 years. She is a full-time lead Graphic Designer, Digital Media Coordinator, and contracted Shirt Designer.
MISTASUPABOY
(PANELIST, “BLACK MUTANTS IN NERD CULTURE: THE MALE PERSPECTIVE”) is an 8-year veteran in the game. He’s been cosplaying since 2010 and attended his first Comic Con in 2014. He is best known for his spot-on Blade cosplay.
McDONOGH 35 ANIME CLUB
(PANELISTS, “I WAS A BLACK TEENAGE MUTANT”) is one of the “Share the Culture” Anime Clubs founded by Educator/Administrator Don Hess, who also started clubs at Alice Harte and Schaumburg.
ALEX LUU
(PANELIST, “THE MUTATION OF THE AMERICAN NERD”) is a critically acclaimed Performance Artist, writing/performing Workshop Facilitator and Magazine Editor. His critically acclaimed one-man show “Three Lives” had its debut in LA in 1997.
DON HESS
(MODERATOR, “I WAS A BLACK TEENAGE MUTANT”) is an Educator/Administrator in NOLA, Founder of “Share the Culture” Anime Clubs at Alice Harte, McDonogh 35, and Schaumburg.
RUSSELL HENDERSON
(PANELIST, “THE MUTATION OF THE AMERICAN NERD”) represents “Afroclectic Podcast,” which seeks to redefine and expand the understanding of Afrocentrism by illuminating the deeper, often untold histories and lived experiences of the Black Aboriginal peoples of North America.
