Moving on the Wires: Black Science Fiction Festival, Alien Bodies, Blitz the Ambassador and The Last Poets, NYU Black Surrealism Conference…

*Black Science Fiction Film Festival on February 7th in Atlanta, Georgia. Watch clip below: *The Alien Bodies: Race, Space and Sex in the African Diaspora Conference will be taking place at Emory University on February 8-9 in Atlanta Georgia. Sadly, I won’t be there, but at least it will be recorded for later viewing. Also, […]

Art of This World: Rho-Cass

Rho-cass from DeviantART. “Pseudospring” “The idea behind it — biomechanics. Maybe she’s some cybernetic organism that draws energy from ‘energy springs’ that crop up in the form of these weird ‘cyber trees.’”

Modern Griots Review: Black Futurists Speak

What does it mean to be a “Black Futurist?” Writer and media and technology strategist Kwan Booth gives a glimpse into it as part of the Black Futurist Collective, editing Black Futurists Speak, an anthology including a doctrine, essay, short stories and excerpts, and poetry. The collection was put together after multimedia literary performance took […]

Art of This World: Risha Rox

This is from the Bombay Sapphire’s Artisan and Imagination Series. Artist Danny Simmons (brother of Russell and Joseph “Run” Simmons) speaks with several different artists about the work they do and the one who caught my eye was Risha Rox. I have seen the photographs of the male model painted like the universe with stars, […]

Art of This World: Nathan Jalani Taylor

After creating a list of items that I found on Zazzle, one of the shops that stood out to me was Nathan Jalani Taylor’s, so here is my spotlight on him. I was immediately drawn to his art; it had a Alex Grey vibe to it. His artworks reminds me of church stain-glass windows with […]

Spacing Out in Zazzle…

Recently finding out about Zazzle, I decided to spend a couple of hours searching for relevant items. After a somewhat extensive search, I found a decent number of goods. Take a look at my list below; they might make some nice gifts: The Future -Not What It Used to Be Greeting Card (More from Retropolis […]

Moving on the Wires: Thanksgiving Break and A Few Reminders

*Hey everyone! I am just letting you know that I am taking the rest of the week off and maybe early next week, too. In the meantime, you can look at my previous posts! *At the sidebar (–>), you can send donations for my blog and also shop for winter scarves in the Mawusi etsy […]

Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth: My Poetry 3

The Sound From Silence Its cry shouts out as if birthed, like the breaking of light from darkness, demanding to be heard, the universe, in search of itself, singing us into existence Vibrations pouring themselves into ears, waiting for the sounds to burst from mouths and hips and hands and feet, it sings body’s self […]

Moving On the Wires: Logo Submissions

*Hey everyone! I just want to let you know that if you enjoy my blog and want to see it continue, please consider supporting it by donating at the side (–>). Any amount is welcomed. Thanks! * I was thinking about creating an official logo for my blog. I have a basic design based on […]

Art of This World: Ramel Jasir

Gestation exhibition Ramel Jasir began his painting career in 2006 after a friend advised him to start as a way to deal with some stressful events in his life. As a self-taught artist, he describes (click on the link to see his interview) his art as his “ever-evolving voice in color.” Taking influences from indigenous […]