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With the ongoing pandemic and the future being uncertain, it has been announced that Afro Comic Con 2020 will be an online event. They have joined other events that have either cancelled or gone digital in the interest of public safety.

Afro Comic Con 2020 will be an online event that will take place on October 24th. At the moment no guests or panels have been announced. That information will be made available in the months and weeks leading to the event. The announcement was made via Facebook:

This is not the only fan convention that has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. FanimeCon and Anime Expo deferred their event to 2021. MAGWest, Crunchyroll Expo and SacAnime are still ongoing but plans might change depending on the status of the pandemic.

Afro Comic Con is a convention that works to empower and shine a light on the contributions to geek culture by communities that have been historically disenfranchised. 

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