Dedren Snead is an writer, artist, game developer, creative consultant, emerging technologist and futurist from Atlanta, Georgia. Dedren uses graphic novels, animation, gaming, and augmented reality to build inclusive storytelling platforms in the Metaverse that performs for social good.
His futures company SUBSUME looks to close the Digital Divide between marginalized voices and cultures through inclusive shared media works that fosters technology equity and makes the transmedia experience accessible and sustainable for all.
A serial entrepreneur, Dedren’s most recent project is an educational technology platform that connects K-12 and Early Career students to pathways in Creative and Technical careers through gamified project-based learning modules and workforce development.
Dedren hosts SUBSUME SUMMIT a series of virtual and hybrid engagements centered around Afrofuturism and Speculative Fiction in comic books, games, film, and art to foster growth for Black and BIPOC+ creatives a space to develop and share their expertise.
Also known for his award-nominated fantasy comic book series SORGHUM & SPEAR, Dedren created an anthology-centered saga featuring African folklore and history to highlight a world of warrior women along with other Afrofutures titles.
Dedren Snead has a Bachelor of Arts from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Global Studies and Economics and is an Artist in Residence at Georgia State University’s Creative Media Industries Institute as a 2022-2023. He is also a member of the prestigious Guild of Future Architects.
Devout Southerner. Wandering Creative Technologist. Happy Dad.
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Media Appearances
Subsume Summit
CNN
W. Kamau Bell’s “Black To The Future” United Shades of America S6 on CNN
- CNN – Can technology have racial biases? Join W. Kamau…
- ‘United Shades’ imagines the moment ‘Star Trek’s’ Nichelle Nichols met MLK – CNN Video
- ‘United Shades of America’ examines techno-racism – CNN Video
WICZ Fox 40 | Birmingham, AL
Schomburg Center Educational Talk – Creating Black Fantasy
Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Oz Magazine
Current Residency — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Shuford Innovators-in-Residence to share diverse expertise and experiences with students – College of Arts & Sciences
- Candid Conversations with Influential Innovators – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Current Artist Residency — Georgia State University’s Creative Media Industries Institute (CMMI)
Guild of Future Architects
My Afro futures fantasy graphic novel “Sorghum & Spear”
Educational Speaking Engagements
USVI – University of The Virgin Islands – Preparing A STEM Workforce For The USVI
