Moving on the Wires: The Afrofuturist Affair, Tamara Natalie Madden, Urbanworld…

*If you are or will be in Philadelphia, The Afrofuturist Affair is having its second Charity and Costume Ball in November. This year’s theme is “Museum of Time.” To be included as a performer, vendor, or to share your work, ideas or volunteer time, send an email to afrofuturistaffair@gmail.com by September 10, 2012 with “Charity […]

Moving on the Wires: MF DOOM and Company!

*Shaolin Jazz member 2-Tone Jones will be doing “Happy Hour of Doom” this Thursday night in Washington, D.C. For more info, click here. *Masta Ace, who recently teamed with MF Doom to do MA-DOOM : Son Of Yvonne, will be working with Okay Player to release content from the album and promote his future events. […]

Moving on the Wires: Tess, Suede Jury, Saul Williams, Byron Hurt…

*Tomorrow, singer Tess, who recently won Afropunk’s Battle of the Bands will be premiering her video for “MJ” tomorrow at her video release party in Harlem. For more info, click here. *On August 12, Black Fashion by Javii will be premiering a video as well — rapper Suede Jury‘s Soul Sista. Listen to his music […]

Moving on the Wires: Kwaku Ananse, Burlesque and Burnt Sugar…

*Akosua Adoma Owusu is a Ghanaian filmmaker who has created such films as Drecxiya and Me Broni Ba (My White Baby). Currently, she is working on a film project with her uncle, Ko Nimo, called Kwaku Ananse – A fable, a funeral and a spider coffin. The film, drawing from Ghanaian mythology, is about a […]

Moving on the Wires: Chibis, Miss Zee, Concrete Park

*Do you like my chibi at the left? Well, if you want one of your own, Sugabelly will do one for you for $5. *Miss Gee of Afroglitz is creating a coloring book called Miss Zee and is raising money to print this book. Her kickstarter fundraiser has 9 days left and she still needs […]

Moving on the Wires: Chorus, Saligia, OnyxCon and The Blind Pig

*Saul Williams, along with Dufflyn Lammers and poet Aja Monet, are the editors of a “literary mixtape,” called Chorus on September 4th. The book is described as, “the anthem of a new generation of poets unified by the desire to transcend the identity politics of the day and begin to be seen as one. One […]

Moving on the Wires: Black Weblog Awards

Nominate my blog for a Black Weblog Award. Some suggested nominations: Best Blog Post Series Best New Blog Best Writing in a Blog Thank you!

Moving on the Wires: Party, Festival and Raffle

* THEESatisfaction is hosting a party on July 28th in Brooklyn. The name of the party, The Black Weirdo, is from their tour name. Read below for more information: Littlefield 622 Degraw Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 11pm – 4am Sponsored by Bklyn Boihood Black Weirdo & ELIXERTickets $7 ADV $10 Door Jams By: DJ Rimarkable […]

Moving on the Wires: Butler’s Books By Their Covers…

io9 gave an exclusive look at the new covers for Octavia Butler’s books. They look amazing:

Moving on the Wires: The Afrofuturist Affair, JJ Doom and The Noisettes

* On July 13, the Afrofuturist Affair will be launching their website Afrofuturistaffair.com. Here is a description of the website from the organization: The site serves a dual role. It functions foremost as a landing page for the organization, where you can find out more detailed information about our mission, upcoming events, and purchase tshirts […]