Moving on the Wires: This Week’s News and Posts

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The AfroFuturist / AfroSurrealist Connection: The Visionary As Spectacle

“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” – Frank Zappa Since my blog does cover the African diaspora through both Afrofuturist and Afrosurrealist lens, I wanted to bring Afrosurrealism more into the picture. Afrosurrealism does not have as much articles on it as Afrofuturism does, but I want to show the connections between […]

Moving on the Wires: GZA Is Dropping Science… Literally

Gza from the Wu-Tang Clan will be releasing records about outer space and the ocean. Will this be hip-hop’s version of Stevie Wonder’s Journey Through The Secret Life of Plants? Via Wall Street Journal “A Rapper Finds His Muse in the Stars” by Anna Louise Sussman “I thought, this is probably the longest spinning record […]

Otherworldly Videos: The Universe Is In Us

Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked by a reader of TIME magazine, “What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?” This is his answer. Narration: TIME Magazine’s “10 Questions for Neil Degrasse Tyson”

Modern Griots: It’s All About the Benjamins Baby

Banneker, that is. The areas of science, engineering, technology and mathematics have been colonized for the past few centuries. Media and other institutions often highlight white inventors, scientists, mathematicians and engineers, but neglect the people of color who have made significant contributions to these areas pre-, during and after slavery and colonialism. Although Benjamin Banneker […]