If you haven’t heard of OWLS before, it stands for Otaku Warrior for Liberty and Self-Respect. We are a group of content creators promoting the acceptance of everyone regardless of their disabilities, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and religion. Each month with the help of pop culture, literature, and other forms of media, we explore real-world topics through these online tours, sharing personal experiences and analyzing pop culture.
If you want to know more about OWLS, you can take a look at the blog here.
This year has been full of cancelled plans: vacations, weddings, graduations, concerts, and even *gasp* anime conventions. OWLS has been playing around with the idea of a virtual convention and honestly, I think we couldn’t have chosen a better time to put on The Mini CONmmunity: Anime is Never Cancelled. May I present to you my humble contribution of The Virtual Artist Alley which features some of my most favorite Etsy shops and small businesses that specialize in all things geeky including several Black-owned, women-owned, and Black women-owned small businesses!