PHOTOS: First-ever BlerdFest brings out the cool, nerdy kid in all of us

Hannah Beachler, the Academy Award winning film production designer for the movie Black Panther, left, takes a photo with attendees of Blerdfest, New Orleans' first ever black nerd convention, that celebrates, anime, comics, cosplay, and sci-fi at Algiers Auditorium in New Orleans, La. Saturday, April 6, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton

PHOTOS: First-ever BlerdFest brings out the cool, nerdy kid in all of us

Academy Award-winning film production designer Hannah Bleachler came out to the first-ever BlerdFest on April 6, closing out a celebration of melanin in the science fiction genre.

by Matt Haines | April 8, 2019

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A black sci-fi nerd fest in Algiers? Yep, you heard right.

Academy Award-winning film production designer Hannah Bleachler came out to the first-ever BlerdFest on April 6, closing out a celebration of melanin in the science fiction genre.

Missed the cation and the costumes? Check out our gallery below and click here to see how organizers put the fest together.

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