Artists Blast Blerdcon
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LindoYes
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Jul 29, 2024 1:03 pm
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Deadline Poet LindoYes took a break from Philly last week to attend BlerDCon — a convention celebrating and selling Black nerd culture — in Arlington, Virginia. Watch the video above to get his rave review on the event while hearing critiques from vendors and cosplayers about how the gathering was organized.
Suggested Black Creators to Support from Blerdcon
1.https://www.kickstarter.com/pr…
2. http://opallinesshop.etsy.com/
3.www.boringlorina.com
LindoYes
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LindoYes (he/him), is a dyslexic spoken word poet born, raised and living in Philadelphia. He has been featured in the Philly Weekly, MetroPhilly Philadelphia Inquirer, Button Poetry, Voices in Power and Def Poetry Jam to name a few. Lindo poetry have expanded to short animations, gumball machines and plays where he has centered black existence, mental health and fantasy/scifi. He the recipient of 2023 Jackie Robinson award by Color of Change, the 2023 "Change Maker" award by Uptown Standards and nominated "The Social Impact" award by Voices In Power. LindoYes, will be releasing December 2024 a graphic novel called "Pawnshop" which is a scifi/fantasy anthology on Mental Health base in Philly
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