I came across the other day Angry Black Woman’s blog book series on science fiction and fantasy works, including those from people of color. Two of her series, “I Got Your Book” and “Short Fiction Recs 2012, give great lists of works for you to read and see. Also, take a look at some of […]
Read More Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth: K. Tempest BradfordCosmic Yoruba wrote a piece on Afrofuturism from various African perspectives. Read an excerpt of “’We’ve Been to the Moon and Back:’ Afro-futurism in Music” and the rest at This Is Africa: Although Afro-futurism doesn’t have one clear-cut definition, for the purpose of this article we’ll go with the one that defines it as a […]
Read More What Is Afrofuturism? Part 11: Cosmic YorubaThe film is Y: The Last Man Rising [Fan Film], starring Kent King and Travis Quentin Young. It is based on a critically-acclaimed comic of the same name about a plague that has wiped out all the men on the earth except one, Yorick (Young). Special Agent 355’s (King) job is to protect his life […]
Read More Otherwordly Videos: Women of PowerAre you 17 years-old or do you remember when you were? What would you do if your genetics gave you special powers? If suddenly your mother was taken away by a corrupt governmental agency? If your family expects you to join “the revolution?” And all you want to do is live a normal life and […]
Read More Modern Griots Review: Alicia McCalla’s Breaking FreeIn relation to my earlier post on the museum trip I went on, I am posting this lecture about an exhibition on the portrayal of Africa and science fiction. The lecturers discuss how Africa is used as a backdrop in some science fiction work and also its place in the science and speculative fiction world. […]
Read More Moving on the Wires: “Space Into Time: Africa In Science Fiction”
Sherese Francis 