Earlier last month the MG team had the chance to sit down with women’s NBA champion Aerial Powers, to talk about what gaming meant to her and how she balances being an athlete both online and offline. Aerial talked with the MG team from her apartment in Washington DC, with the rest of the team …
Listen Now Melanin Gamers · EP03 MG Podcast: Lamar Harris – Black Movies Guess Quiz The Melanin Gamers squad sits down with app creator, movie buff and quiz master Lamar Harris. Lamar talks to the squad about his app; ‘Black Movie Guess Quiz‘ and how looking for a quiz to pass the time became a passion …
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MG Top Black Memorable Video Game Characters | EP.01 https://youtu.be/3KocgXTJ8BM With the recent popularity of games like Apex legends and its spiritual predecessor Overwatch, video game creators are paving a new path for representation in creative media, with soon to be classic characters storming their way into pop culture. In our first top 10 Melanin …
EP2 MG Showcase: Aerial Powers WNBA Athlete Listen Now Guest: Aerial Powers – Washington Mystics SG Aerial Powers | Member of USA Women’s Select Team | Michigan State Spartans Alum Hosts: Alan – Host |Co-Founders of MG | Primary Researcher Annabel – Founder & Director of MG | Writer Koye – Co-Founder | Illustrator Aerial …
Melanin Gamers International Women’s Day Event Melanin Gamers event at the Microsoft Store was amazing. Organising the event wasn’t easy because there was so many different scheduling conflicts – ups and downs but the event itself went off without a hitch. The panellist were pitch-perfect and the advice they offered was not only informative but …
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Do I agree that we should stop “black-washing” characters in the Entertainment industry? The inception of this article came about when I was researching a topic for an upcoming Melanin Gamers Panel, the topics were: racism and sexism in video games, anime and cosplay. As anyone will attest to, research on these matters is as …
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The article is an MG POC Spotlight piece and will focus on the creation of Black Games Pros Mixer. The article will also touch upon the work that he does in the industry itself. On why he helped set-up the Black Games Pro-Mixer: “It’s not about ticking boxes, it’s about your value system. We need …
