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| Editorial director | William H. Evans (2014–present) |
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| Categories | Entertainment journalism |
| Publisher | BNP, LLC. |
| Founder | Omar Holmon William Evans |
| Founded | 2014; 11 years ago (2014)[1] |
| Language | English |
| Website | Official website |
Black Nerd Problems is an Americanentertainment news website. Its tagline is "Diverse. Nerdy. Lit AF."[2]
Black Nerd Problems or ("BNP") debuted on May 15, 2014.[1] Founding editors, Omar Holmon and William Evans, met in the summer of 2007. The two wanted to talk "nerdy stuff" and find other Black nerds who wanted to have a voice in the critique of pop culture. So, they created BNP as an editorial and informative website that focused onpopular,nerd and geek culture from the perspective ofpeople of color. Evans and Holmon were the primary contributors to the site's essays. Then, they added seven writers to help broaden the site’s coverage.[3][4]
In a peak, monthly readership reached between 140,000 and 170,000 unique visitors.[5]
On September 14, 2021, the founders published a book that is a collection of pop culture essays titledBlack Nerd Problems: Essays. The book has 48 entries, being a blend of new and archived takes from the website, covering everything from theMarvel Cinematic Universe to “The Sobering Reality of Actual Black Nerd Problems."[6] The book was released to positive reviews.[7]
Staffers fromBlack Nerd Problems are "Tomatometer-approved" as critics forRotten Tomatoes.[8]
BNP essay/review quotations have popped up on the covers of comic books, most notablyMarvel’sBlack Panther, and staffers have earned recognition at major comic conventions, like being panelists at the 2017 GeekGirlCon inSeattle.[5][9]
People who have held the title of editorial director (editor-in-chief):