Press Release
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – May 7, 2021, Virtuous Con, the online sci-fi, comic book, and fantasy convention
that in February produced the successful Virtuous Con: Black History Month convention, announced
today the virtual venue would return June 19-20 for Virtuous Con: Juneteenth with crowdfunding
platform Kickstarter as an official sponsor.
Several Virtuous Con: Juneteenth Special Guests were also announced today, including actor and
activist Wilson Cruz, currently starring in Paramount+ show STAR TREK: DISCOVERY as ‘Dr. Hugh
Culber’. Cruz also appears in Netflix’s THIRTEEN REASONS WHY and recently served as the Director of
Entertainment Industry Partnerships and as National Spokesperson for GLAAD, the nation’s leading
LGBT media advocacy organization.
Joining Cruz as special guests are WGA Award-Winning television writer-producer and comic creator
Marc Bernardin (Star Trek: Picard, Carnival Row, Castle Rock), Award-Winning fantasy and comic book
author L. L. McKinney (Nubia: Real One, Nightmareverse Series) as well as professional voiceover artist
Gabe Kunda (My Hero Academia, Black Clover).
Virtuous Con: Juneteenth will again feature Indie artists and exhibitors dedicated to science fiction,
fantasy, comic books, anime, and more in a live interactive virtual space. Complete with virtual “booths”
for vendors to interact live with attendees about their products and interactive panels, and live
programming. The audience can interact in real-time with panel discussions, as opposed to pre-recorded
Youtube or Zoom links.
As a Black woman-owned convention, Virtuous Con: Juneteenth has a special meaning for founder and
Award-Winning author Cerece Rennie Murphy (The Order of the Seers, The Wolf Queen), “Woven within
the spirit of Juneteenth, as an event and a celebration, is the notion of possibility and progress,” Murphy
says. “We’re about leveraging creative freedom to expand the narratives and mediums where BIPOC
people can thrive. Each of our special guests is a shining example of that!”
Virtuous Con: Juneteenth will take place Saturday, June 19th, and Sunday, June 20th from
11amET-6pmET and is entirely virtual and free to the public.
For details about vending, programming, special guests, and sponsorship opportunities, please visit
https://virtuouscon.com/.
Please follow Virtuous Con on their social channels:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConVirtuous
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VirtuousCon/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevirtuouscon/
ABOUT KICKSTARTER
Kickstarter is a funding platform for creative projects—everything from films, games, and music to art,
design, and technology. Its mission is to help bring creative projects to life, and they are a Public Benefit
Corporation based in Brooklyn, New York.
ABOUT CERECE RENNIE MURPHY
Cerece Rennie Murphy is a Washington D.C. native and Award-Winning science fiction author. Known for
creating The Order of the Seers and The Wolf Queen series, she is also the founder of the Narazu
website and newsletter and Virtuous Con.
