Aziza The Graphic Novelist will be at our “Queen City Black Comix Day” table at Cincy Sanaa Festival from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 25! Click here for more information on the festival.
SAVE THE DATE! ROMAC’s Sanaa Festival on June 25
We’ll have a Queen City Black Comix Day table at the Robert O’Neal Multicultural Art Center’s Sanaa Festival on Saturday, June 25 at the Lincoln Recreation Center at the West End!
Black Fae May Skate on May 29!
We were supposed to close out #BlackFaeMay with our virtual program on May 21 but we decided to go for four weekend programs in a row and add this outdoor skating session at Court Street Plaza on May 29! Let’s us know if you’re coming (RSVP on Facebook)! Even if you can’t/don’t skate, it’ll be fun! Admission is $2 and skate rental is $5 (or you can bring your own skates!). Costumes welcome!
Meetup for Black Fae Day 2022
Thanks to everyone who came out for the Black Fae Day meetup! The rain held off and we were able to frolic in Mt. Airy Arboretum without worrying about getting soaked. 🧚🏾🧚🏾♀️🧚🏾♂️ We looked around for a different place to hold this year’s meetup but ultimately decided to go back to the Arboretum – it really is the PERFECT place for this kind of event. Thanks to our amazing photographers Teddie Parker of Teddie P, Co., Salim Williams of NyteVisions Photography, Brittney Johnson of Happy Bubbles Images and Aren Hageman-Johnson! (Note: Photos will be posted here as we receive them.)
Continue reading “Meetup for Black Fae Day 2022”Welcome to Black Fae May!
Happy Black Fae May! If you’re looking for programming around Cincinnati to celebrate magical Black folks this month, we got you! Bring your kids to listen to griot Deondra Kamau Means on May 7, wear your best fairy/cryptid costume to our #BlackFaeDay meetup on May 14 (FYI this is a safe space for Black folks), and/or join us on YouTube for a chat about Black folklore as Black speculative fiction on May 21! We look forward to seeing you!
Black Fae May Programming: Black Folktales on May 7!
Come and help us kick off the magic of Black Fae May by listening to some folktales told by griot Deondra Kamau Means at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, at the Lincoln Recreation Center in Over-the-Rhine! This program is brought to you by Midwest BSFA in partnership with the Robert O’Neal Multicultural Art Center and the Afrakan Artist Alliance. RSVP on our Facebook page.
Motor City Black Age of Comics & Manga Con on June 4
After two years, the Motor City Black Age of Comics & Manga Convention is back! If you’re in the metro Detroit area, drop by if you can. For more information, visit www.motorcityblackage.com.
Black Fae Day Meetup 2022 on May 14
SAVE THE DATE! Our Black Fae Day meetup for 2022 is only a month away! We’ll once again be meeting in the beautiful arboretum at Mt. Airy Forest. Have you pulled together your look yet? Are you gonna be a land fae or a sea fae? We hope you can join us! RSVP here.
Coronavirus Wearable Art Response Project Art Show Opens on May 7
Our co-founder’s two portraits for Tina Guiterrez’s coronavirus wearable art response project will be on display during its first full art show at Kennedy Heights Arts Center, starting May 7! “Selected from over 120 portraits taken over the last two years, Tina Gutierrez has amassed a visual collection of our local community during the historic moment of navigating a pandemic that has affected us all. Participants were asked to respond with clothing, costume, or other wearable art to express how they felt about the coronavirus, quarantine, and social distancing. Many displayed personal empowerment, and in many cases, gathered strength through objects, and adornments. For others, objects and garments of beauty helped them feel reconnected to the world.” For more info on the opening reception, click here. The exhibition runs through July 2.
“Black Feminist Futures: Planting for the Future” Panel on YouTube
This was such a magical experience! Give it a watch when you get a chance!
Midwest Black Speculative Fiction Alliance 