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The Importance of Magical Mental Health Education in Harry Potter
There are inevitable risks to living in a magical school, but does Hogwarts truly have the tools to physically and mentally support its students?
Slavery in Thedas: How BioWare Could Bring Nuance to Dragon Age
Crystal talks about her love of Dragon Age, and what it’s writers can do to improve it.
Worldbuilding and the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Bayana explores how Marvel built a world for the screen in a way that encompasses so many movies and television shows.
Niobe and the Power of Life and Death
Latonya finds Stranger Comics’ Niobe Ayutami to be an inspiration in the way she embodies life and death.
Black History Month and the Magic of Cultural Retention
DJ reflects on how Black cultural retention is its own form of magic and how it can be used in our every day to shape and mold our futures.
Finally Finding a Place in the Fandom
Stacie writes about how she finally found her place in the Potter fandom.
Introducing: Black Girls Nerd Out’s The Critical Companion
The Critical Companion series will feature bi-monthly blog posts written by Black writers. We hope those writers are some of you!
Sacrificial Narratives: The Exploitation of Ariana Dumbledore in Harry Potter
In this #CriticalCompanion, Talia takes a look at Ariana Dumbledore, ableism, and abuse in Deathly Hallows.
My Minister Been Black: An Analysis of Hermione Granger
Kai examines how Hermione’s Blackness puts the onus on her as a Black woman to save the Wizarding World.
Of White Blaise and Black Hermione: The Highs and Lows of my Harry Potter Journey
How the Harry Potter fandom’s refusal to accept Blaise Zabini as Black left a Black fan feeling like she wasn’t welcome, and how Black Hermione turned it all around.