Africanfuturism and Afrofuturism

Black tech entrepreneur Dedren Snead has soft-launched Subsume Studios in an Atlanta downtown hub, Underground Atlanta.

June 17th, we will be joined by the amazing Edafe Onerhime, talking about African and Afro futurism and why its such a incredible vision of the future most are not aware of. Its a long time in comi…

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A discussion on the genesis and evolution of the Afrofuturistic imperative.

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The Voices In The Shadow Festival. A festival and book created by GTA Black Women in Tech to highlight the work of Black women in technology and inspire many more.

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This paper examines a number of African-authored narratives (novels and film) in the light of recent thinking about futurism and the role of speculative fiction...

Mara is one the finest performance storytellers on the global stage. As a narrative artist, she draws on her rich, dual Kenyan/Scottish cultural heritage, to create worlds that explore contemporary issues through legend, myth and fantasy. Her performances fuse ancient and modern in an intoxicating, colourful, joyous experience where the audience takes centre stage leading to invitations to perform across the world and to create bespoke stories for those who dare to step into the world of fantasy.

Growing up, my mother raised me to celebrate black culture, stories and people. It is only now that I’m older and am a black woman who is writing that I under...

Aliens arrive in Lagos in Nnedi Okorafor's celebrated sci-fi novel Lagoon – and with them they bring a future free of restrictive gender norms.

Once an underground movement, it's in the spotlight amid a racial awakening.

Cultural movement’s search for an alternative future can look to the achievements of African history

I’ve read a lot of science fiction. Award-winning epics, sweeping space operas, philosophical considerations of the human condition, wonderful alternate histories, spectacular visions of the future, so many stories that took me to the edge of space, time and imagination, but in most of them, there w

“Jackie Ormes (1911–1985) was the first African American woman cartoonist to be published in a newspaper. She pioneered the expression of Afrofuturism by writing & illustrating comic strips that created idealized worlds for Black characters, especially Black women. #NMAAHCFutures”

Afrofuturism expresses notions of Black identity, agency and freedom through art, creative works and activism that envision liberated futures for Black life.

Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond is a gro…

Acclaimed, award-winning author N.K. Jemisin (The Fifth Season, The City We Became) makes her comic book debut with bestselling artist Jamal Campbell (Naomi) as they thrust you into a stunning sci-fi murder mystery on the other side of the universe! For...

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A talk with Manchester Futurists — 17 June 2021.

Afro-Indigenous activist Larissa Crawford on why it's necessary to decolonize our relationship to time, especially when it comes to work. Afrofuturism & Africanfuturism is rooted in these acts of decolonisation today.

All that you touch you change. All that you change changes you. The only lasting truth is change. OCTAVIA BUTLER

Afrofuturism themed poetry. queer up the narrative. take up space.

The purpose of this thesisis to discuss the history behind anart movement that is literary, artistic, and musical. This movement has made its way through music, art, and literature inthe last four decades,and it shows no signs ofslowing down. This aestheticmovementis known as Afrofuturism,and itismaking its way to various forms of media and performance as we speak. Original at https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3190&context=theses

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The award-winning writer Nnedi Okorafor on creating sci-fi and life in lockdown.