Jamie Broadnax Explained

Jamie Broadnax
Birth Date:24 April 1980
Birth Place:Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation:Film critic, writer
Alma Mater:Norfolk State University (BA)
Regent University (MA)[1]

Jamie Broadnax (born April 24, 1980) is an American film critic, podcaster, and writer, known for founding[2] and being editor-in-chief and CEO of the Black Girl Nerds community.[3]

Biography

Broadnax, who has a master's degree in Film and Marketing,[4] started her career in film by working on several film shoots in various positions. Broadnax became a film critic,[5] is a member of the Critics Choice Association,[6] and, as a freelancer, has written about films for numerous publications, including HuffPost,[7] the New York Post,[8] Variety,[9] and Vulture.[10]

In 2014, Broadnax was accredited by MSNBC's TheGrio 100.[11] She has been described as "one of the biggest up-and-coming names in black-nerd pop culture" (by The Root's Jason Johnson) and as "one of the most important makers of 2016" (by Paste's Shannon M. Houston). In an October 2015 guest appearance on Melissa Harris-Perry, Broadnax talked about diversity in comics at New York Comic Con.[12] She has also co-hosted the Misty Knight's Uninformed Afro podcast about black superheroines,[13] and in April 2017, she co-launched the #NoConfederate hashtag campaign in response to HBO's plan to produce a series – Confederate – with the premise "What if the Confederacy never lost?".[14] [15]

Broadnax has hosted panel discussions on other multimedia, including the panel at the A Wrinkle in Time (2018) premiere at the El Capitan Theatre and the Sorry to Bother You panel at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.[16]

Mid 2018, after co-founding "Universal FanCon"[17] and running a successful Kickstarter 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

Black Girl Nerds initially started as a Blogspot journal,[21] where Broadnax wrote about various topics, including her own online dating experiences.[22] In 2013, Black Weblog Awards awarded Black Girl Nerds "Best Podcast".[23] The community gradually became more mainstream, in particular after a shout-out by Shonda Rhimes in the September 2014 issue of Marie Claire. In October 2015, HuffPost named Black Girl Nerds one of the leading Black Podcasts.[24] Late 2017, its website had over 200,000 monthly visitors.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Howard, Sheena C.. Sheena Howard. Encyclopedia of Black Comics. 2017. Fulcrum Press. 978-1682751015.
  2. Why 'A Wrinkle in Time' Is the Movie Girls of Color Need. Broadnax. Jamie. 27 February 2018. The Hollywood Reporter. 10 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Universal Fan Con A Conversation With Black Girl Nerds' Jamie Broadnax on the Biggest Black Convention That Wasn't. Johnson. Jason. 27 April 2018. The Root. 5 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Making Black Girl Nerds, And Re-Making TV with Jamie Broadnax. Houston. Shannon M.. 2 February 2016. Paste. 5 January 2019.
  5. Web site: Jamie Broadnax Movie Reviews & Previews. Rotten Tomatoes. 5 January 2019.
  6. Web site: BFCA Member Profile. Broadcast Film Critics Association. 5 January 2019.
  7. News: Jamie Broadnax at HuffPost. HuffPost. 5 January 2019.
  8. News: Jamie Broadnax at the New York Post. New York Post. 5 January 2019.
  9. Web site: Jamie Broadnax at Variety. Variety. 5 January 2019.
  10. Web site: Jamie Broadnax at Vulture.com. Vulture.com. 5 January 2019.
  11. Web site: 31 January 2014 . theGrio's 100: Jamie Broadnax, encouraging black girls to embrace their inner nerd . 5 January 2019 . The Grio.
  12. Web site: 11 October 2015 . Melissa Harris-Perry, Transcript 10/11/15 . 5 January 2019 . MSNBC.
  13. Web site: Blanchard . Dave . 13 November 2017 . A Lifetime Of Finding Peace, Purpose And Voice In The Pages Of Comics . 5 January 2019 . NPR.
  14. Web site: Gonzalez . Sandra . 29 July 2017 . #OscarsSoWhite creator wants to stop 'Confederate' . 5 January 2019 . CNN.
  15. Web site: Brown . Tessa . 13 May 2018 . April Reign at Stanford . 5 January 2019 . Stanford University.
  16. Broadnax. Jamie. Rhianna Patrick. Jamie Broadnax; Creating The Black Girl Nerds Community. ABC Online. 11 March 2018. 5 January 2019.
  17. Web site: It Be Your Own People: On Universal FanCon and the Perversion of Community. Kent. Clarkisha. 24 April 2018. The Root. 5 January 2019.
  18. Web site: Universal Fan Con by Universal Fan Con. Kickstarter. 5 January 2019.
  19. Web site: The Story Behind FanCon's Controversial Collapse. Shapiro. Lila. 7 May 2018. Vulture.com. 5 January 2019.
  20. Web site: Statement on Universal Fan Con. 21 April 2018.
  21. Web site: Black Girl Nerds is building a geek empire from the outside. Zakarin. Jordan. 12 September 2017. Syfy. 5 January 2019.
  22. News: Read This Before You Write Your Dating Profile. North. Anna. Anna North. 8 August 2014. The New York Times. 5 January 2019.
  23. Web site: 2013 Black Weblog Awards Winners. Black Weblog Awards. 5 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20131205075104/http://blackweblogawards.com/past-winners/. 5 December 2013.
  24. News: 11 Black Podcasts Leading The Golden Age Of Audio. Blay. Zeba. 9 October 2015. HuffPost. 5 January 2019.

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