Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Talented Tuesdays: Brittani Nichols

It's Talented Tuesday! Each week, For Nerdy Girls features a digital innovator who inspires colorful women around the world. These are individuals who should be celebrated on a global level, so we'll start by talking about these changemakers right here.




Name: Brittani Nichols

Twitter: @BisHilarious

Website: brittaninichols.com

What she does: Brittani is a comedian, writer, actor, podcaster, and many other creative titles.




Why she's inspiring: Brittani created the web series Words with Girls, along with a TV pilot of the same name. Episode 5 of the web series (featured above) still makes me laugh and question why this funny is not on my TV.

As a "gender non-conforming black lesbian," Brittani also embodies intersectionality, particularly with her posts on Autostraddle, entertaining and educating as a QTPOC navigating multiple communities. Although her brilliant work has not been exalted as that of a mediocre, white man, its excellence still shines bright enough for her fans to appreciate.



If you would like to nominate a digital innovator for Talented Tuesdays, please let us know in the comments, or email us at ForNerdyGirls [at] gmail [dot] com.

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Talented Tuesdays: Amanda Seales

It's Talented Tuesday! Each week, For Nerdy Girls features a digital innovator who inspires colorful women around the world. These are individuals who should be celebrated on a global level, so we'll start by talking about these changemakers right here.




Name: Amanda Seales

Twitter: @amandaseales

Website: AmandaSeales.com

What she does: Amanda is an actor, comedian, public speaker, host, DJ, creator of my new favorite web series Get Your LIFE, and fellow West Indian!




Why she's inspiring: Amanda uses her comedy to deliver messages on tough issues, including racism, sexism, and xenophobia to a variety of audiences.

Also, the video below continues to give me life. If Amanda and Andrea Lewis could team up for a Batman v Superman-style crossover called Get Your LIFE Black Actress, that would be delightful. 

"What do we want? Matching foundation! When do we want it? Now! Say her name. Correctly!"




If you would like to nominate a digital innovator for Talented Tuesdays, please let us know in the comments, or email us at ForNerdyGirls [at] gmail [dot] com.

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Talented Tuesdays: Angela Benton

It's Talented Tuesday! Each week, For Nerdy Girls features a digital innovator who inspires colorful women around the world. These are individuals who should be celebrated on a global level, so we'll start by talking about these changemakers right here.




Name: Angela Benton

Twitter: @Abenton

Website: angelabenton.me

What she does: Angela is the founder and CEO of NewME, a startup accelerator that has "pioneered diversity in Silicon Valley by focusing on helping entrepreneurs identify strengths from their non-traditional backgrounds and leveraging them in business."




Why she's inspiring: Angela was a young mother trying to get through high school and college. Now she runs her own successful business helping other people create successful businesses. Her passion for increasing diversity in the tech industry has been documented by a plethora of media outlets, including CNN with Soledad O'Brien's special report, Black in America: The New Promised Land - Silicon Valley.



If you would like to nominate a digital innovator for Talented Tuesdays, please let us know in the comments, or email us at ForNerdyGirls [at] gmail [dot] com.

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Talented Tuesdays: Nancy Wang Yuen

It's Talented Tuesday! Each week, For Nerdy Girls features a digital innovator who inspires colorful women around the world. These are individuals who should be celebrated on a global level, so we'll start by talking about these changemakers right here.




Name: Nancy Wang Yuen

Twitter: @nancywyuen

Website: nancywyuen.com

What she does: Nancy is a sociologist, documentary producer, author, and professor.




Why she's inspiring: Nancy is infusing academia with much-needed analyses of pop culture. She performs research and teaches classes on both Asian American studies and race, gender, and ethnicity in media. Her latest book, Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism, "examines the barriers actors of color face in Hollywood and how they creatively challenge stereotypes."And, Nancy is leading a new study of representation called PRIME TIME: Asian Pacific Americans in Television.



If you would like to nominate a digital innovator for Talented Tuesdays, please let us know in the comments, or email us at ForNerdyGirls [at] gmail [dot] com.

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Talented Tuesdays: Morgen Bromell

It's Talented Tuesday! Each week, For Nerdy Girls features a digital innovator who inspires colorful women around the world. These are individuals who should be celebrated on a global level, so we'll start by talking about these changemakers right here.




Name: Morgen Bromell

Twitter: @MorgenBromell

Website: whoismorgen.com

What she does: Morgen is the CEO and Founder of Thurst, a dating app for queer people of various genders.

Why she's inspiring: Morgen's Thurst provides a safe space for individuals who would like to mix and mingle in a romantical way but don't necessarily conform to binary norms of gender and/or sexuality. This has always been very, very necessary. Morgen is making it happen.



If you would like to nominate a digital innovator for Talented Tuesdays, please let us know in the comments, or email us at ForNerdyGirls [at] gmail [dot] com.