Get the #BlackAFRoundTable & #BlackAFSidetable vods in one handy spot. Aka this thread. Don’t let these conversations be the only time folks in the #TTRPG space listen to Black creators and take us seriously, and act rather than claim we’re just complaining over nothing. What we did was labor, both emotional and literal as we shared our stories, anger, fear, hope and more for folks that may or may not have understood what the
The first #BlackAFRoundtable hosted by @CriticalBard on his channel clocks in at a far too short hour in length. With Omega’s permission, all of these are on my YT channel as well as the original Twitch VOD’s
A roundtable that is Black AF! Creators in the RPG space having a long overdue convo but in front of a few thousand folks about race, racism and being black in the RPG space.
Hosted by: Critical Bard @CriticalBard Roundtable on June 4th
Members:
Krystina Arielle @KrystinaArielle
Gabe James @gabejamesgames
Honey and Dice @honeyanddice
Brandon Dixon @swordsfall1
Michael Sinclair II @michaelcrits
Tanya DePass @cypheroftyr
We revisited the topics on the BlackAF Roundtable Part II a week later on June 11th
The most current but definitely not the last Black AF RoundTable was held during D&D Live 2020, but called the #BlackAFSideTable as we initially didn’t have a lot of time, but we were given a longer slot. This took place on Juneteenth (06/19/2020)
D&D welcomes a group of Black D&D creators, DMs and Players to share their voices and talk about the current events in the world and the reality of their time playing and being part of the D&D and tabletop RPG community. Watch here: https://youtu.be/YGhzK94Bs3E
Tanya DePass is the founder and Director of I Need Diverse Games, a non-profit organization based in Chicago, which is dedicated to better diversification of all aspects of gaming. I Need Diverse Games serves the community by supporting marginalized developers attend the Game Developer Conference by participating in the GDC Scholarship program, helps assist attendance at other industry events, and is seeking partnership with organizations and initiatives.
Tanya is a lifelong Chicagoan who loves everything about gaming, #INeedDiverseGames spawn point, and wants to make it better and more inclusive for everyone. She founded and was the EIC of Fresh Out of Tokens podcast where games culture was discussed and viewed through a lense of feminism, intersectionality and diversity. Now she’s a co-host on Spawn on Me Podcast. Along with all of that, she’s the Programming Coordinator for OrcaCon, she often speaks on issues of diversity, feminism, race, intersectionality & other topics at multiple conventions throughout the year. Her writing about games and games critique appears in Uncanny Magazine, Polygon, Wiscon Chronicles, Vice Gaming, Paste Games, Mic, and other publications.
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