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* Michael "ComicBook/MisterTerrific" Holt, the third smartest man in the DCU.

* Taranee from ''WesternAnimation/{{Witch}}'' is both Black and Nerdy and AsianAndNerdy. She's [[AdaptationPersonalityChange especially]] bookish in the cartoon adaptation. Taranee is quite smart and [[SmartPeopleWearGlasses wears glasses]].

[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A nerd who is Black.]]

A nerd who is Black.

[[caption-width-right:320:[-A.J. has a nice lab, complete with a lab mode switch and a backup clone body.-] ]]

** Downplayed with Damien. He has a huge love for science and is one of the most intelligent contestants in the fourth generation, but he doesn't flaunt his knowledge on these topics all the time. To a lesser extent, the also black Bowie and Caleb are the only boys from the fourth generation alongside Damien who don't lack in the intelligence department.

** Vulkan, the Black Primarch of the Literature/{{Salamanders}} Space Marine chapter was, with the possible exception of Ferrus Manus, the most technologically savvy of the Emperor's sons, being an expert weaponsmith. His chapter carries on this legacy as they often design and build their own weapons, particularly [[KillItWithFire flame throwers]] and the eponymous [[DropTheHammer war hammers]] (playing their John Henry iconography for all it's worth), and are generally one of the more intelligent, or at least reasonable, Imperial factions.

* Zan in ''Literature/BadNewsBallet'' is tall and nerdy, described as preferring books to ballet.

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* ComicBook/{{Static}}. He openly plays Pokemon, tabletop RPGs, makes references to Doctor Who, and unabashedly pulled NinjaLog on one of his foes.

* Dr. Miranda Bailey from ''Series/GreysAnatomy''. An interesting example as she is also the resident SassyBlackWoman. A flashback has her being very shy and awkward and even used to wear glasses.
** Dr. Maggie Pierce counts too, having graduated from medical school at 19 and become department head at the young age of 27.

* Carlton Banks in ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' is this; he's a straight-A student, president of his school's glee club, and reads the dictionary ''for fun''. Will, despite being the cool guy {{Foil}} to Carlton, fits the bill as well, being a huge comic book fan who is seen playing with Spider-Man action figures on more than one occasion. He's also shown to have a surprising interest in classical literature, leaving pretty sophisticated notes in his copy of ''Crime and Punishment'' for instance. It's heavily implied that he'd be just as high an achiever as Carlton is if he'd just put the work in, but his BrilliantButLazy tendencies keep getting in the way.

* Carlton Banks in ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' is this; he's a straight-A student, president of his schools glee club, and reads the dictionary ''for fun''. Will, despite being the cool guy {{Foil}} to Carlton fits the bill as well, being a huge comic book fan who is seen playing with Spiderman action figures on more than one occasion. He's also shown to have a surprising interest in classical literature, leaving pretty sophisticated notes in his copy of ''Crime and Punishment'' for instance. It's heavily implied that he'd be just as high an achiever as Carlton is if he'd just put the work in, but his BrilliantButLazy tendencies keep getting in the way.

* Taranee from ''WesternAnimation/{{Witch}}'' is both Black And Nerdy and AsianAndNerdy. She's [[AdaptationPersonalityChange especially]] bookish in the cartoon adaptation. Taranee is quite smart and [[SmartPeopleWearGlasses wears glasses]].

->''"Are there other Black nerds, or is it just you and Urkel?"''

[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A nerd who is Black]].

A nerd who is Black.

* ComicBook/MilesMorales, the [[AffirmativeActionLegacy second]] ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan.