Africanfuturism and Afrofuturism

Vancouver based Commercial Photographer & Visual Artist, born and raised in Kenya.

After the death of his father, T'Challa returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king.

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Finalist for the Andre Norton Award for Best Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy

Though larger religions have made big inroads, African spirituality, a belief system based in openness and adaptation, endures, says Harvard religion professor Jacob Olupona.

How can the ideology serve as a blueprint for cultural growth?

The artist’s latest work is the product of ‘hard physical labour’. She reveals her inspirations – from marine ecosystems and Flemish commodity painters to Black Atlantis

The world’s first physical gallery for NFTs is hosting a new exhibition, curated by a 17-year-old artist, centered on Black creativity and liberation

Tate glossary definition for afrofuturism: A cultural aesthetic that explores the African-American experience, and aims to connect those from the black diaspora with their forgotten African ancestry

Editorial of ART AFRICA, issue 11   In an age where the confluence of big data, artificial intelligence, and connectivity are constantly redefining boundaries – Kendell Geers’ POLITICAL-EROTICAL-MYSTICAL-MANIFESTO   “…Information is not knowledge, knowing is not intelligence… All art is political, conceptual, mystical and erotic… I believe in an art of the imagination that can […]

EDINBURGH: Mon 29 Oct, 2019 at 5.45pm, Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, See Africa in Motion website to book GLASGOW: Thurs 1 Nov, 2018 at 7.30pm at University of Glasgow (Andrew Stewart Cinema, Gilmorehill 9 University Ave Glasgow G12 8QQ), Free and unticketed As part of our Decolonising the Speculative strand, this short-film series showcases the speculative work from […]

Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novella. Knowledge comes at a cost, one that Binti is willing to pay, but her journey will not be easy.

On August 17, 2014, just 8 days after Michael Brown was shot and killed, Jason McCall published " Roll Call for Michael Brown .” The poem ...

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The JRB presents 'Afrofuturism: Ayashis' Amateki', an essay by Mohale Mashigo, which serves as the preface to her new collection of short stories, Intruders. Intruders Mohale Mashigo Picador Africa, 2018       Afrofuturism: Ayashis' Amateki Speculative Fiction that addresses African–American themes and addresses African–American concerns in the context of twentieth-century technoculture—and, more generally, African–American...

AFRICANFUTURISM: An Anthology Edited by Wole Talabi. Featuring Nnedi Okorafor, T.L. Huchu, Dilman Dila, Rafeeat Aliyu, Tlotlo Tsamaase, Mame Bougouma Diene, Mazi Nwonwu, Derek Lubangakene Original at https://brittlepaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Africanfuturism-An-Anthology-edited-by-Wole-Talabi.pdf

How and why black artists, from Jean-Michel Basquiat to Grace Jones, use the sci-fi genre.

Edafe Onerhime discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known. From names to the colour red, and why short, afro hair isn’t (always) a political statement.

This project seeks to better understand how feminist movements in sub-Saharan Africa can be empowered through the production, sharing and use of gender data, and how this knowledge can be translated into actionable recommendations for private technology companies in terms of how they share non-commercial datasets.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning tools have become the hammer every messy social challenge is bashed with. This work hopes for a system-wide acceptance of critical work as an essential component of AI ethics, fairness, and justice.