Black nerds are often excluded, especially when they decide to dress as a character who has traditionally been white. Actress Noma Dumezweni learned this firsthand when she played Hermione in the “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” play. Trolls lambasted J.K. Rowling and the play’s director for casting a Black actress as Hermione. Eventually, Rowling clapped back, but the criticism still proved a bigger point: Black geeks are only supposed to play traditionally Black characters — or else.  This is a limited — and exclusionary — view of nerd culture, so here are 17 unapologetic Black cosplayers who can slay any character, including Wednesday Addams, Harley Quinn, and the dreaded villain Negan from “The Walking Dead.”

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title: “16 Unapologetic Black Cosplayers Who Are Slaying The Geek Game” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-03” author: “Ricardo Cornett”

Black nerds are often excluded, especially when they decide to dress as a character who has traditionally been white. Actress Noma Dumezweni learned this firsthand when she played Hermione in the “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” play. Trolls lambasted J.K. Rowling and the play’s director for casting a Black actress as Hermione. Eventually, Rowling clapped back, but the criticism still proved a bigger point: Black geeks are only supposed to play traditionally Black characters — or else.  This is a limited — and exclusionary — view of nerd culture, so here are 17 unapologetic Black cosplayers who can slay any character, including Wednesday Addams, Harley Quinn, and the dreaded villain Negan from “The Walking Dead.”

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title: “16 Unapologetic Black Cosplayers Who Are Slaying The Geek Game” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-23” author: “Maria Zimmerman”

Black nerds are often excluded, especially when they decide to dress as a character who has traditionally been white. Actress Noma Dumezweni learned this firsthand when she played Hermione in the “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” play. Trolls lambasted J.K. Rowling and the play’s director for casting a Black actress as Hermione. Eventually, Rowling clapped back, but the criticism still proved a bigger point: Black geeks are only supposed to play traditionally Black characters — or else.  This is a limited — and exclusionary — view of nerd culture, so here are 17 unapologetic Black cosplayers who can slay any character, including Wednesday Addams, Harley Quinn, and the dreaded villain Negan from “The Walking Dead.”

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