Celebrating Black Fae Day's 2nd Annual Event
Today marks the second annual Black Fae Day. What is Black Fae Day? Black Fae Day is a celebration of representation and diversity in the fantasy genre. The high fantasy genre has taken pop culture status in the past few decades due to properties like Dungeons & Dragons , Final Fantasy, Lord of the Rings , Harry Potter , and Game of Thrones . The holiday was created by Jasmine Le Fleur, Twitter handle @JupiterJazz, as a way to highlight black faces, creators, and fans of these mystical tales. Black Fae Day was on May 8th last year where cosplayers took off with it, getting it to trend on #2 on Twitter last year on the holiday. Hundreds of black women and men alike around the globe dressed up like faeries and posted their photos across social media. Some even took going beyond having dedicated photoshoots, picnics, and parties for Black Fae Day. Today, I would like to highlight some of the cosplayers who have dressed up for the day: Firaga Fox is a big gamer with...