I got a phone call from my mom saying how proud she is to see‪ #28DaysOfBlackCosplay getting so much positive attention, and I dunno, there’s something about that that just feels really amazing. 

My mom’s old enough to have been around when things were really dismal when it came to rights for black people (she’s 61 and damn proud of it), and it’s always kind of hard talking about things like racism. We have made progress, but there’s still so much work to do, and I can hear the tiredness in her voice because… they fought back then so we wouldn’t have to go through it today, and I feel like… when I call her up about it, there’s this moment of, “This isn’t what I wanted for you.” I can tell how upset she is when I tell her stories about racist comments that I hear, or others who I know hear them, even in the realm of something like cosplay, which we always say is supposed to be for everyone, something that’s supposed to be fun.

So when my phone rings and she’s like, “I’m so proud of all of you,” I feel like we’re making a difference, and that’s what this movement is all about.

Thank you for all of the support, everyone <3 Here’s a few pictures of me and my biggest fan, my mama, in cosplay! She’s only tried it once, lol, but I think she really enjoyed it  :)