Otherworldly Videos: Black Gold

Esperanza Spalding recently released “Black Gold” from her upcoming album Radio Music Society. In her explanation about the song, she said: “This song is singing to our African American heritage before slavery. Over the decades, so much of the strength in the African American community has seeded from resistance and endurance. I wanted to address […]

Moving on the Wires: Schomburg Digital Exhibitions

This is amazing and I recommend that you all visit these sites: schomburgcenter: On February 1, the Schomburg Center will join thousands of schools, libraries, and education institutions nationwide for Digital Learning Day—sponsored by the Alliance for Excellent Education—for a celebration of innovative teaching and learning using digital media and technology. Digital Schomburg offers you […]

Modern Griots: Afronaut Funk with Mike Wird

From 900lb Gorilla Cypher: “Hip-hop Renaissance man, the artist’s artist. Mike Wird is an educator, organizer, entrepreneur, B-boy, DJ, Emcee, Poet, producer, writer, musician, recording artist, natural holistic health advocate and sustainable living practitioner, an organic permaculture gardener, Hip-hop community cultural consultant and spokesperson and community liaison. He is originally from Denver, CO and now […]

Otherwordly Videos: The Art of the Dogon

The above BBC documentary, called Hidden Treasures: African Art, follows the impact of modern culture on the traditional religious Dogon art as well as the transformation of West African traditional art and modern influences in contemporary Malian and Ghanaian art. Watch the whole documentary; at the end you will see a some cool Ghanaian fantasy […]

The My-Stery: My Speculative Return Home…

For the first day of “Black History Month” (although Black history should be all day, everyday), I want to give a little background history of my return to speculative fiction. Looking back, I have always enjoyed speculative fiction, including science fiction, horror and fantasy. Growing up, I love fables, books and films about talking animals, […]