Video of the Black Blogging Rockstars Panel
A special shout-out to rockstar Adria Richards for capturing the panel on video!
A special shout-out to rockstar Adria Richards for capturing the panel on video!
I’m a Black blogging rockstar because I took a concept started at Stanford University called persuasive technology, and put a fresh spin on it to produce content for black digital natives about technology to encourage us to become producers of technology, and not just CONSUMERS of it!
- Noire Digerati
Because writing online, for me, has always been about identity formation, identity creation, and what it means for me to be a black person in America. In the process, i went from this kind of hyper-identity -- Negro Please -- to, just me, the smiley brown dude ready for a pants off dance off at a moment's notice. Blogging for me has brought me some of the finest friends I've known, some of the smartest acquaintances a person could have, taken me on adventures I didn't expect, occassionally paid my bills, and got me a fiance.
If that ain't rockstar, I don't know what is. Ya feel me?
I'm a Black, blogging, ROCKSTAR because I marry the entrepreneurship trend and the natural hair movement in a way that is relatable, and inspires other young, black women, just like me. Conventional media has ignored the entrepreneurial desires of young, black women for far too long, but I'm serving it up daily—complete with a side of kinky hair.
With over 15 years in corporate America, I've made every mistake a black woman can make! My blog is a diary of leadership lessons learned as I climb towards the coveted C-suite.
My blog, maintained by a small group of international writers, filmmakers, and film enthusiasts, thoroughly covers cinema of the African Diaspora, past present and future. Whether the talent is in front of the camera or behind it, as long as they are of African descent, we will likely be in-the-know, and will highlight/profile the film and/or the person (or people) responsible for it, keeping our readers well-informed and up-to-date.
I'm a Black blogging rockstar because I write what I'm not reading elsewhere. It's sometimes offensive, sometimes funny, and more often than not only interesting to me but every piece of it matters. Because The Perfect Square is still small, I guess I'm a Black blogging indie rockstar.
