Bayana Davis

She/Her/Hers

Co-Founder & Editor In Chief

Black Girls Create

Participates in 8 items

Bayana Davis is a proud Ravenclaw/Hufflepuff hatstall born and raised in Oakland, California. She is the co-founder and Editor in Chief of Black Girls Create and co-host of the podcast #WizardTeam. She is a fierce advocate of critical fandom, the increased representation of Black women in media, time travel, dragons, and avoiding the AI apocalypse. You can generally find her fangirling on Twitter at @yana_hallows.

Sessions in which Bayana Davis participates

Friday 1 September, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Dublin

3:00 PM

Who is the Minister of Social Services and Can They Be Fired?

50 minutes, 3:00 PM IST - 3:50 PM IST

Citywest Hotel Dublin - Rathcoole Suite (Citywest Hotel Leisure Centre)

Panel

Lisa DeGroodt (Participant)

Sierra Fox (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Lizzie Keiper (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

5:00 PM

We Are Family: Building Community Through Fandom

50 minutes, 5:00 PM IST - 5:50 PM IST

Citywest Hotel Dublin - Silken Thomas Suite (Citywest Hotel Second Floor)

Panel

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst, The Harry Potter Alliance (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Saturday 2 September, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Dublin

10:00 AM

Potterheads of Color Meetup

50 minutes, 10:00 AM IST - 10:50 AM IST

Citywest Hotel Dublin - Rathcoole Suite (Citywest Hotel Leisure Centre)

Meetup

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

12:00 PM

Harry Potter is My Job

50 minutes, 12:00 PM IST - 12:50 PM IST

Citywest Hotel Dublin - Rathcoole Suite (Citywest Hotel Leisure Centre)

Panel

Matt Maggiacomo (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

Sierra Fox (Participant)

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Participant)

2:00 PM

Mutual Respect and Kinship: Race and Harry Potter

50 minutes, 2:00 PM IST - 2:50 PM IST

Citywest Hotel Dublin - Citywest Suite 1

Panel

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst, The Harry Potter Alliance (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

4:55 PM

What Is Canon?

50 minutes, 4:59 PM IST - 5:49 PM IST

Citywest Hotel Dublin - Rathcoole Suite (Citywest Hotel Leisure Centre)

Brad Ausrotas, Con of Thrones / LeakyCon (Participant)

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

Jenae Williams (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Sunday 3 September, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Dublin

10:00 AM

Good Witch, Mad Series: Portrayals of Women in Harry Potter

50 minutes, 10:00 AM IST - 10:50 AM IST

Citywest Hotel Dublin - MainStage (Citywest Suite 2-3)

Panel

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst, The Harry Potter Alliance (Participant)

Sierra Fox (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Would the Harry Potter series pass the Bechdel test? Do Molly Weasley and Rita Skeeter perpetuate slut-shaming? What does the series imply...

11:00 AM

The Great Cursed Child Debate

50 minutes, 11:00 AM IST - 11:50 AM IST

Citywest Hotel Dublin - Rathcoole Suite (Citywest Hotel Leisure Centre)

Panel

Brad Ausrotas, Con of Thrones / LeakyCon (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Margaux Herrera, Mischief Management (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Even if you love Cursed Child, you must admit that it's a controversial piece. Join LeakyCon staffers with very strong opinions a...