Bayana Davis

She/Her/Hers

Co-Founder & Editor In Chief

Black Girls Create

Participates in 14 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 10 August, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

10:15 AM

Civil Rights and Segregation in Harry Potter

1 hour, 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Charms Room (A130/131)

Panel

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Janae Phillips, Harry Potter Alliance (Participant)

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

11:30 AM

#WizardTeam Live Podcast Recording

1 hour, 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (A201/202)

Podcast

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Join #WizardTeam, a Harry Potter podcast, as we record live and discuss the Real MVP of the series, Hermione Jean Granger. We’ll talk about ...

12:45 PM

Mutual Respect and Kinship: Race and Harry Potter

1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Divination Room (A115/117)

Panel

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Claudia Morales (Participant)

During the backlash against "History of Magic in North America," J.K. Rowling explained away racism in the Wizarding World, saying that “there was ...

2:00 PM

The Strong Women of Harry Potter

1 hour, 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Mirror of Erised Room (A309/310)

Panel

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Vanessa Zoltan, Not-Sorry productions and Harry Potter & the Sacred Text (Participant)

Taekia Blackwell, Mischief Management (Participant)

Claudia Morales (Participant)

Harry Potter is full of strong, powerful, woman role models, from Lily to Molly, Minerva to Ginny, and Tonks to Hermione. But are J.K. Rowli...

3:15 PM

Critical Fandom: How to Critique a Franchise You Love

1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (A201/202)

Panel

Matt Maggiacomo (Participant)

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Steph Anderson, Tonks and the Aurors (Participant)

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Participant)

Olivia Dolphin, Wizards in Space Literary Magazine (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

In recent years, the Harry Potter franchise has made some controversial decisions that left some fans confused or even upset. How do we cont...

4:30 PM

Keeping it Fresh: Potter Podcasts in 2018

1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Ballroom A)

Panel

Eric Scull, MuggleCast (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

Ariana Nedelman, Harry Potter and the Sacred Text (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

Vanessa Zoltan, Not-Sorry productions and Harry Potter & the Sacred Text (Participant)

Melissa Anelli, Mischief Management (Participant)

It's been 11 years since the last book was released, and 7 since we saw the last movie and Potter podcasts manage to stay relevant afte...

Saturday 11 August, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

11:30 AM

Potterhead of Color Meetup

1 hour, 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Astronomy Room (A124/127)

Meetup

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Are you a Potterhead of Color looking to be nerdy with other Potterheads of Color? Come to this meetup to discuss the students of color at Hogwarts...

3:15 PM

Hogwarts BSU

1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Ballroom A)

Panel

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

Luke Youngblood, Harry Potter films (Participant)

Louis Cordice, Harry Potter films (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

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

What is the Black Student Union like at Hogwarts? We'll be discussing our experiences in the Potter fandom and what we think the black ...

4:30 PM

Dumbledore: Pro and Con

1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (A201/202)

Panel

Lana (Participant)

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a controversial figure for fans. Some see his schemes as manipulative, while others understand that the...

Sunday 12 August, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

10:15 AM

Nowhere Safer Than Hogwarts

1 hour, 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (A201/202)

Panel

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

It is often stated in the Harry Potter series that there’s no place safer than Hogwarts. Is it because Dumbledore is the greatest wizard of ...

11:30 AM

Creating Voldemort: the Statue of Secrecy & Wizard/Pureblood Privilege (OC)

1 hour, 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (A201/202)

Panel

Kylie Madden, Mischief Management (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Voldemort’s philosophies and actions are extreme, but did Wizarding society make it easy for him to thrive? In this panel we will talk about the St...

2:00 PM

A Black Girl Magic Roll-Call

1 hour, 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (A201/202)

Roundtable

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Class is in session. We're taking attendance and calling out the names of any and every Black witch or woman that can be identified in the series. ...

3:15 PM

Drs. Granger and Granger, DDS

1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Fluffy Room (A301)

Panel

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Eric Scull, MuggleCast (Participant)

They're the parents of the cleverest witch of her age and we don't even know their first names. Who are Drs. Granger and Granger, and what happened...

4:30 PM

The Case for Harry Potter and Black Lives Matter

1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Wizard's Chess Room (A306/307)

Roundtable

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

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

A look at the parallels of Harry Potter being a person who accused the government of discriminatory behavior but wasn’t believed until peopl...