The Black Geeks of Dragon Con held its 8th annual photo shoot on Sunday at 2:30PM on the back steps of the Hilton. Channing Sherman started the group after his family and friends commented about the lack of African-American interest in science fiction and associated multi-genre conventions. He began by taking photos of “Black Geeks” he met during Dragon Con, seeing an increasing number of historically marginalized people beginning to participate and wanted to highlight it. The group officially began in 2014, and in 2023 the shoot had approximately 300 participants, more than twice the number from 2017. This year it is estimated that 400 people participated.