The gorgeous Yetide Badaki is my guest on this episode of Theblerdgurl podcast. We talk about how the acting bug bit her early as a child in Nigeria, how she’s a huge Neil Gaiman fangirl and how Bilquis comes into her own in the upcoming season of American Gods. (Season 2 premieres tomorrow, Sunday at 8 pm on STARZ). We also talk about how we as Black women have to navigate interactions and business very differently. And sometimes, its other women that are working against us. We also discuss how to be better allies to all women. After you go and see Captain Marvel listen to this episode! (And don’t forget to enter the Funko Giveaway! You could win Goose the cat!)

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In case you’ve been living on another planet and haven’t heard, Captain Marvel premieres this week. Now, I’m a fan of Kelly Sue DeConnick’s run in the comics where Carol Danvers had an adorable feline friend named Chewie, who freaked out Rocket Raccoon because she was actually a Flerken! Well, in the movie they have been renamed Goose and in honor of my favorite furry character, I’m giving away one Goose the Cat Funko Pop! Read on to enter to win!

The Water Phoenix, directed and starring actress and filmmaker Bola Ogun launched on Vimeo last week. It’s a short film about a mermaid named Anya, held captive in an aquarium, who falls out of love with her caretaker, Jack, when he fails to follow through with his promise to break her free. Broken-hearted and alone, she must find a way to escape before they move her further away from home.

Youtube Originals (formerly known as both Youtube Premium and Youtube Red) is launching a new animated series called SHERWOOD on March 6, 2019. Based on the mythology of Robin Hood, the series follows 14 year-old Robin and her friends’ battles with the wealthy Upper City in their efforts to overcome inequality and fight for justice. SHERWOOD will be available on YouTube Originals starting March 6, 2019.

The all-star voice cast features Anya Chalotra (The Witcher, The ABC Murders, Much Ado About Nothing), Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf, Truth Or Dare), Aneurin Barnard (The Goldfinch, Radioactive, Dunkirk), Jamie Chung (The Gifted, Big Hero, Gotham), Neneh Conteh, Rachel House (Whalerider, Thor, Moana), Ade M’Cormack (Lost, Heroes, NCIS),  and Darrill Rosen (The Misogynists, Richard’s Wedding, First Person Singular) with guest star Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale, Elizabeth, Shakespeare In Love).

That lineup is enough to make us forget that other horrible Robin Hood film starring Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx ever happened.  Details from the official press release below:

It’s pretty clear that Black History this month needs a do-over. And I’m here to help. Check out this series that myself and my The Radical Geeks  co-host Angélique Roché did for SYFY in February. The 3-part series Blerd History Month Lessons aired weekly for 3 weeks in February. The first video is about Afrofuturism, where we cover some of our favorite movies like Brown Girl Begins and amazing authors like N.K. Jemisin. In the second installment we talk about Comics and Superheroes like Black Lightning, indie comics like Livewire and E.X.O. The Legend of Wale Williams. And in the final video we fangirl over some of our favorite black actors that have made a huge impact on the geek space, Like John Boyega, Sonequa MArtin-Green, Cree Summer and Jada Pinkett-Smith. Watch all three videos below and comment with who your favorites are!

An Electrifying Conversation with the Stars of Black Lightning

On Monday, January 11, 2019 the Paley Center for New Media here in NY featured the stars of CW’s hit show Black Lightning. I was lucky enough to have a discussion with Cress Williams who plays Jefferson Pierce (a.k.a. Black Lightning) and Marvin Jones III (rapper stage name KRONDON) a.k.a. Tobias Whale. Who is Black Lightning’s nemesis. This was actually not my first time speaking with both actors. I spoke with both Cress and Marvin during my Black Lightning set visit in the fall, and Cress was kind enough to make room in his schedule that same week to close out the NYCC live with me in October.

Here is the third video in my series about Alita: Battle Angel. This video is the one I’ve actually been waiting to show all of you! I got to spend a day at WETA Digital and run through a real performance capture scene with Alita’s director, Robert Rodriguez! This is the same process that WETA used with Rosa Salazar (Alita) and Ed Skrein (Zapan).

Check out my conversation with stars Rosa Salazar and Christoph Waltz here.

About a month ago, Marvel invited me to stop by their New York offices and talk to them about a new series they’re doing called “Marvel Make Me a Hero”. I got a chance to describe my dream character, (I really have 3, but I somehow narrowed it down to one). My description was given to artist who then drew my character! (As soon as I find the artist’s name I’ll update this post). Then at the end of the shoot, they showed me the artwork and she looked great! So check out the video below and tell me what you think!