M'Shai Dash
M'Shai Dash

M'Shai Dash

M’Shai S Dash is a freelance writer and blogger from Washington D.C. She’s a pop-culture connoisseur and Legend of Zelda fanatic who writes about blerd culture, social justice issues, and Afrofuturism. Dash is currently a staff writer for Blacksci-Fi.com.
Beyond the Holiday List: Black Indie Finds for Any Occasion

Beyond the Holiday List: Black Indie Finds for Any Occasion

Christmas is at our door and all the rational, responsible folk have finished their shopping. But, those who enjoy utter chaos on an inwardly sadistic level have decided to wait until the last minute to find gifts that'll appease the discerning blerds in their lives....

Beyond the Holiday List: Black Indie Finds for Any Occasion

Beyond the Holiday List: Black Indie Finds for Any Occasion

Christmas is at our door and all the rational, responsible folk have finished their shopping. But, those who enjoy utter chaos on an inwardly sadistic level have decided to wait until the last minute to find gifts that’ll appease the discerning blerds in their lives....

Body-Positive, Inclusive Cosplay Helps BlerdCon Thrive

Body-Positive, Inclusive Cosplay Helps BlerdCon Thrive

A black, femme Inuyasha stood near the revolving glass doors of the entrance to the Hyatt Regency in Crystal City, and a group of curvy girls dressed as the cheerleading squad from the teen hit Bring it On (2000) were congregating near the escalators for a picture....

‘See You Yesterday’ Had Precisely the Ending it Needed

‘See You Yesterday’ Had Precisely the Ending it Needed

Possible Spoilers 'See You Yesterday' When See You Yesterday popped up in my Netflix suggestions I had two thoughts. My first was that Netflix is pouncing on the afrofuturist aesthetic that's catching ears, eyes, and box office dollars at the moment, and the second...

Black Nerds Expo at MiraCosta College

Black Nerds Expo at MiraCosta College

Photo credits M'Shai Dash. In an area that's only a stone's throw away from where California hosts its biggest and oldest comic con, the San Diego Comic-Con, MiraCosta College decided that this year they would follow suit with an event of their own. So last Thursday,...

Three Takeaways from 2018’s Afropunk Fest Brooklyn

Three Takeaways from 2018’s Afropunk Fest Brooklyn

They trickled into the park in droves. Brown, beige, yellow (and yes...white), with glitter-streaked faces and decolletages, intricately piled and adorned updos, and outfits that ranged from mildly colorful to full-on, avante garde cosplay. This was the scene at last...

DC’s Black Panther Pop-up Bar Was Truly Lit

DC’s Black Panther Pop-up Bar Was Truly Lit

Patrons who climbed the stairs to Red Lounge  in uptown Washington, D.C. this past weekend were met with flickering lilac colored lights, walls plastered in comic book pages, and locally sourced art featuring heroes and heroines from real life and the blockbuster...

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