About – HBCUcon

Experience Matters

The HBCU experience has played a vital role in shaping who we are as nerds, and continues to serve as a hub to black nerds around the world. This unique lifestyle is rooted in the African diaspora’s contributions to academia and culture, from its adjacent organizations to its pioneering nerds of the community. HBCUs were among the first institutionalized safe spaces for Black nerds in the Americas. We believe all people of color deserve the affirmation, comfort, and empowerment that comes with the HBCU experience. HBCU Con seeks to highlight the context and vitality of these spaces via its special events, programs, and campaigns.

Our Story

During our undergraduate days at Bowie State University, several of our board members became close friends while living together in Alex Haley Hall. The dorm rooms are compartmentalized into suites; each including 4 dorm rooms and a common bathroom. With most of us having lived in the 200 suite, it became a home away from home for us nerds. We talked about everything from politics to our favorite fandoms, played video games, studied, and more. Above all, we could always count on each other to love one another just as we were. The Suite 200 was our ultimate haven of self-expression.

HBCU Con wants to bring, “The Suite 200 Experience”, to our con-goers on a grand scale. While the convention will not be in BSU’s “Alex Haley Hall”, it is our mission to create an experience that ushers in the emotions of the HBCU student. Our convention will consist of panels, special performances, a fashion show, cosplay and art contests, seminars, workshops, and giveaways. HBCU Con is going to be your Suite 200. It will be that home away from home for us nerds and HBCU grads to reminisce and revel in.

HBCU Con is a community celebrating and bridging the gap between Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Black geeks-at-large.

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