In 2014, Broadnax was accredited byMSNBC'sTheGrio 100.[11] She has been described as "one of the biggest up-and-coming names in black-nerd pop culture" (byThe Root's Jason Johnson[3]) and as "one of the most important makers of 2016" (byPaste's Shannon M. Houston[4]). In an October 2015 guest appearance onMelissa Harris-Perry, Broadnax talked about diversity in comics atNew York Comic Con.[12] She has also co-hosted theMisty Knight's Uninformed Afro podcast about blacksuperheroines,[13] and in April 2017, she co-launched the #NoConfederatehashtag campaign in response toHBO's plan to produce a series –Confederate – with the premise "What if theConfederacy never lost?".[14][15]
Mid 2018, after co-founding "Universal FanCon"[17] and running a successfulKickstarter campaign for the convention,[18] Broadnax was caught up in the controversy surrounding the convention being cancelled[19] and she then released a public statement,[20] stepping back temporarily from a leadership role to regroup.
Black Girl Nerds initially started as aBlogspot journal,[21] where Broadnax wrote about various topics, including her ownonline dating experiences.[22] In 2013,Black Weblog Awards awardedBlack Girl Nerds "Best Podcast".[23] The community gradually became more mainstream, in particular after ashout-out byShonda Rhimes in the September 2014 issue ofMarie Claire.[16] In October 2015,HuffPost namedBlack Girl Nerds one of the leading Black Podcasts.[24] Late 2017, its website had over 200,000 monthly visitors.[21]
