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Anyone interested in doing an #afrofuturism read-along in June? I've got Binti, Skin Folk, The Between (Tananarive Due), Sister Mine (Nalo Hopkinson) and Mama Day (Gloria Naylor). Happy to read any of these with other folks and discuss!

Day 6 #7days7covers #covercrush

Not cool, Goodreads, not cool.
https://bookriot.com/2018/09/25/all-issues-of-fiyah-literary-magazine-removed-fr...

A super easy-to-read primer for #afrofuturism, which, as a concept, has really shifted how I think about time, space, and self. 🚀

The world is certainly having an Afrofuturism moment, which is awesome. I inadvertently (and pleasantly) found myself consuming a run of art made by, written by, read by, and staring Africans & African Americans. From Binti and Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor, to Black Panther, to The 5th Season by NK Jemison. Good stuff all.

What are your favorites in this genre? Why do you think this is the moment for these works to come to the forefront? Chat!

#riotgrams: day seven

Some of the brilliant #blackwriters that have shaped me: N.K. Jemisin, Octavia Butler, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Nnedi Okorafor.

I flew through the pages in one evening. I feel like I got a crash-course in Afrofuturism. Serves as a great introduction to the genre, which goes beyond literature. There are essays about music, film, and lots of mentions of how Star Trek's representation of Lt. Uhura inspired Mae Jemison - physician, astronaut, and the first African American to go to space. Afrofuturism is life, people.