Podcasts about black sci fi

"Let's Talk Mess" This week, Subrina, Tamia, and Yvette welcome the talented M'Shai S. Dash, an award-winning Muslim author, writer, and speaker from Washington, D.C. Known for her work on transforming adversity into purpose, Afrofuturism, and the power of storytelling, M'Shai joined us to promote her new book. But it quickly turned into a joyful session of “talking mess,” filled with witty banter and serious insights. Tune in for a fun, yet thoughtful conversation on art, activism, and social justice!
Her recent releases are a volume of poetry called Woman In Sujud, and Quirky Black Sci-Fi Tales: Volume II, the second installment in her debut sci-fi series. Find and Follow M'Shai S. Dash:
https://mshaidash.com/
 IG: https://www.instagram.com/mmmshai/ Books by M'Shai S. Dash: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=m'shai+dash&crid=1JML317YEVQWZ&sprefix=m'shai+dash,aps,68&ref=nb_sb_noss Associate Producers: Sailor Marj, Karen Dramera and Stephanie Baker Thank you Dena Massenburg for our dope logo: @blackbeanz70
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"Let's Talk Mess" This week, Subrina, Tamia, and Yvette welcome the talented M'Shai S. Dash, an award-winning Muslim author, writer, and speaker from Washington, D.C. Known for her work on transforming adversity into purpose, Afrofuturism, and the power of storytelling, M'Shai joined us to promote her new book. But it quickly turned into a joyful session of “talking mess,” filled with witty banter and serious insights. Tune in for a fun, yet thoughtful conversation on art, activism, and social justice!
Her recent releases are a volume of poetry called Woman In Sujud, and Quirky Black Sci-Fi Tales: Volume II, the second installment in her debut sci-fi series. Find and Follow M'Shai S. Dash:
https://mshaidash.com/
 IG: https://www.instagram.com/mmmshai/ Books by M'Shai S. Dash: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=m'shai+dash&crid=1JML317YEVQWZ&sprefix=m'shai+dash,aps,68&ref=nb_sb_noss Associate Producers: Sailor Marj, Karen Dramera and Stephanie Baker Thank you Dena Massenburg for our dope logo: @blackbeanz70
 Music: “Poppin off the Rip" Artist: RAGE Source: YouTube Audio Library 
 SUPPORT US ON PATREON
https://www.patreon.com/syfysistas
 SUBSCRIBE > LIKE > SHARE https://linktr.ee/syfysistas You can find the SyFy Sistas and our family of podcasts on The Trek Geeks Podcasts Network: https://trekgeeks.com FANSETS - Our pins...have character. We want to thank our friends at FanSets for being the presenting sponsor of the Trek Geeks Podcasts. Tune in to this episode to get an exclusive code and score 10% off your entire purchase!: https://fansets.com STRANGER COMICS. THE BEST IN FANTASY COMICS! Tune in to this episode to get an exclusive code and score 10% off your entire purchase!: http://www.strangercomics.com/

#daredevil #disneyplus #dccomics66 views • Streamed live 2 hours ago • #daredevil #disneyplus #dccomicsTap in Tuesday 3/4/25 as we discuss the Devil of Hell's Kitchen! Our reactions to the first episode!! Fiege confirms a few returning shows for Disney plus and what Black Sci-Fi films do you consider classics? Tune in to find out ours!! Tuesday 3/4/25 at 8 pm est. only on YouTube and Twitch!! #daredevil #disneyplus #dccomics #blerdseyeview #instagoodTwitch: / blerdseyeview1 Youtube: / @blerdseyeview

#daredevil #disneyplus #dccomics66 views • Streamed live 2 hours ago • #daredevil #disneyplus #dccomicsTap in Tuesday 3/4/25 as we discuss the Devil of Hell's Kitchen! Our reactions to the first episode!! Fiege confirms a few returning shows for Disney plus and what Black Sci-Fi films do you consider classics? Tune in to find out ours!! Tuesday 3/4/25 at 8 pm est. only on YouTube and Twitch!! #daredevil #disneyplus #dccomics #blerdseyeview #instagoodTwitch: / blerdseyeview1 Youtube: / @blerdseyeview

We back talking Black Sci Fi Characters, Alien: Romulus, Prey, and more!____________________________Become a Patron   / geeksetpodcast  Join the Discord:   / discord  Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook @GeeksetPodcast____________________________Contact us: GeeksetPodcast@gmail.comwww.GeeksetPodcast.com

This week, I talk all about being a Black nerd, the impact of Black Sci-Fi, and the difference between being a nerd vs a dweeb. For more content, subscribe to our Youtube and Patreon!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, I talk all about being a Black nerd, the impact of Black Sci-Fi, and the difference between being a nerd vs a dweeb. For more content, subscribe to our Youtube and Patreon!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We send our condolences to Ice Cube's half brother Toby Keith. Why don't we see more Black Sci-Fi programs? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingchitpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingchitpodcast/support

Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Ytasha Womack, author of BLACK PANTHER: A Cultural Exploration.  In the interview, Womack discussed the impact of the Black Panther comics, and its significance within the context of Afrofuturism.  She also related the history of the Black Panther in Marvel comics, and how different writers have handled the character over the years, each bringing their own perspectives and cultural references to the stories.  Ytasha L. Womack is a critically acclaimed author, filmmaker, dancer, independent scholar, and champion of humanity and the imagination. Her book Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci Fi & Fantasy Culture (2013) is the leading primer on the exciting subject which bridges science fiction, futurisms, and culture. 

What do we do about recommendation algorithms? What ethical standards could we use to reshape technology? Hosts Annanda and Keisha talk to Stewart Noyce, a technologist who helped develop the internet, and Rev. Dr. Sakena Young-Scaggs, an Afrofuturist scholar and philosopher, to understand how we can all navigate recommendation algorithms in a life-giving way. SHOW NOTES Learn more about Stewart's work in marketing and consulting at StewartNoyce.com See IBM promoting their work at the 1994 Winter Olympics in this vintage ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNZ7k9Kgmek How do algorithms drive social inequality? Virginia Eubanks explains in Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police and Punish the Poor (St. Martin's Press) What's Afrofuturism all about? Read Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture by Ytasha L. Womack (Lawrence Hill Books) Learn about Black entrepreneurs receiving 1% of all venture capital: Sources of Capital for Black Entrepreneurs, Harvard Business Review, 2019 by Steven S. Rogers, Stanly Onuoha, and Kayin Barclay Explore more on “life giving and death dealing” from African feminist theologian Mercy Oduyoye in Beads & Strands: Reflections of an African Woman on Christianity in Africa (Theology in Africa), Orbis Press (2013)

We're going all in with comics! From comics news to reviews, this episode is stacked like our read piles. Reviews on deck are for Blade, Black Panther, and Critical Ops Task Force. For more info on COTF/The Wounded #2 Kickstarter, please visit https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/akoma/critical-ops-task-force-the-wounded-2-double-feature?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=critical%20ops%20task For more info on Black Sci-Fi, please visit https://blacksci-fi.com/ For more info on The Hungry Bleek Twitch, please visithttps://dashboard.twitch.tv/u/thehungrybleek/home --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thehungrybleek/support

Rod does a solo-review of the Black Sci-Fi movie “They Cloned Tyrone.”

Alvin Schexnider is an emancipatory designer and a business operations strategist who helps institutions become more effective, just, citizen-centered, and innovative. He has 15 years of experience in leadership across design, strategy, equity, and business operations in the government, nonprofit and for-profit spaces. Currently he is a part of Capital One's Equity and Design team as a senior equity design strategist. Outside his day-to-day work, he runs GraffitiVersal, an organization that makes resources to inspire, elevate, and catalyze change. GraffitiVersal's latest release is called A Continuum of Freeing Design and Vigorous Futures, a card deck detailing an approach for designing for both equitable and just outcomes in the present, and for thriving worlds in the future. We talk about bringing human-centered design to operations and human resources.   Listen to learn about: Alvin's roundabout road into design Alvin's experiences at the Greater Good Studio Using design at the Illinois Department of Health during the COVID-19 pandemic Alvin's role as Senior Equity Design Strategist at Capital One   Our Guest Alvin (he/him) is a designer, futurist, strategist, and illustrator. He's a right brain / left brained DesignOps leader, with 10 + years of tri-sector people management, who uses foresight and equity to build and vitalize impactful organizations. He leverages his 15 years of experience and leadership across strategy & business operations, multidisciplinary design (service design, human-centered design, equity design), and org change to drive concepting, adoption, and implementation of major initiatives. At present, he is a Manager, Design Practice & Equity Design on Capital One's Experience Strategy & Operations Team; previously, he was Sr. Equity Design Strategist in its Equity by Design Program. Before this role, he was Chief People Officer of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS - agency budget of $9 Billion), focused on improving the experience of 14,000 staff while leading a department of 130 people, and before that, he was also Senior Operations Lead for IDHS focusing on strategy, bizops, and service design projects. Alvin began to build capacity in human-centered design as the first Director of Design Operations at Greater Good Studio, a human-centered design firm that works with global foundations, government agencies, and national NGOs. Outside of his day job, Alvin is also Founder & Organizer of GraffitiVersal — an emancipatory lab using design, art, foresight, & Afrofuturism for change. GraffitiVersal's Racial DeckEquity Cardset & Continuum of Freeing Design & Vigorous Futures CardDeck have been used at organizations such as: Meta, LAB at OPM, Univ. of Chicago, and Slalom Consulting. He's also the author of A Kids Book About Radical Dreaming (via A Kids Co.) and is currently writing & illustrating his first Afrofuturist graphic novel for middle schoolers through the Sequential Artists Workshop's Graphic Novel Intensive. Besides hanging with his partner and 2 kids, you'll find him reading N.K. Jemisin or a Black Panther comic book.   Show Highlights [00:39] Alvin's love of art and storytelling started early, as a kid creating his own comics. [05:06] Starting college as a PolySci major with plans to be a lawyer. [07:18] The moment Alvin realized he didn't want to pursue law as a career. [07:56] Moving on to business management studies, and his time in Beijing. [09:02] Starting his business career at Abbott Laboratories and returning to China. [13:21] Sidestepping away from for-profit into mission-driven and non-profit spaces. [15:14] Realizing he had a knack for business operations and systems thinking. [16:47] How his time as Director of Operations at Greater Good Studio transformed his thinking and started him on his own path into design. [21:07] Immersing himself in design spaces and in learning design. [21:57] Taking all he'd learned about human-centered design into his next job — COO of Erie Neighborhood House Services. [23:52] Getting recruited to work for the Illinois Department of Human Services. [27:10] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Alvin used design to help shape the department's response. [29:19] Redesigning policies and spaces to keep staff healthy as essential workers. [35:27] Taking over as the head of HR for the department, and working on improving employee experience. [38:33] Alvin's current role as the Senior Equity Design Strategist for Capital One's Equity by Design team. [43:06] You don't have to be an official designer to use design in your work.   Links Alvin Schexnider on LinkedIn Alvin Schexnider on Medium GraffitiVersal GraffitiVersal on Instagram A Kids Book About Radical Dreaming (A Kids Co Publishing) by Alvin Schexnider - recently released! Wakanda Forever - A Film Review - Human Futures Magazine AIGA Chicago Podcast - Designing For: Equity Interview with Slalom Consulting Continuum Deck of Freeing Design & Vigorous Futures Traveling through the spacetime continuum to escape racism   Books Recommendations Kindred, by Octavia Butler We Do This Til We Free Us, by Mariame Kaba Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, by Ta Nehisi Coates Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need, by Sasha Costanza-Chock This is Service Design Doing, by Marc Stickdorn, Markus Hormess, and Adam Lawrence Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, by Ytasha Womack Far Sector, by N.K. Jemisin Employee Experience: Develop a Happy, Productive and Supported Workforce for Exceptional Individual and Business Performance, by Ben Whittier Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds, by Adrienne Maree Brown Good Services: How to Design Services that Work, by Louise Downe Drawn Together, by Minh Lê and Dan Santat   Other Design Thinking 101 Episodes You Might Like Designing for the Greater Good, Strategy + Design Thinking, and Measuring Design Thinking with Jeanne Liedtka — DT101 E1 Critical and Emancipatory Design Thinking with Lesley-Ann Noel — DT101 E57 5.5 Things Every Designer Should Know About: The Opioid Overdose Epidemic (Part 1) with Stacy Stanford — DT101 E102

Alvin Schexnider is an emancipatory designer and a business operations strategist who helps institutions become more effective, just, citizen-centered, and innovative. He has 15 years of experience in leadership across design, strategy, equity, and business operations in the government, nonprofit and for-profit spaces. Currently he is a part of Capital One's Equity and Design team as a senior equity design strategist. Outside his day-to-day work, he runs GraffitiVersal, an organization that makes resources to inspire, elevate, and catalyze change. GraffitiVersal's latest release is called A Continuum of Freeing Design and Vigorous Futures, a card deck detailing an approach for designing for both equitable and just outcomes in the present, and for thriving worlds in the future. We talk about bringing human-centered design to operations and human resources.   Listen to learn about: Alvin's roundabout road into design Alvin's experiences at the Greater Good Studio Using design at the Illinois Department of Health during the COVID-19 pandemic Alvin's role as Senior Equity Design Strategist at Capital One   Our Guest Alvin (he/him) is a designer, futurist, strategist, and illustrator. He's a right brain / left brained DesignOps leader, with 10 + years of tri-sector people management, who uses foresight and equity to build and vitalize impactful organizations. He leverages his 15 years of experience and leadership across strategy & business operations, multidisciplinary design (service design, human-centered design, equity design), and org change to drive concepting, adoption, and implementation of major initiatives. At present, he is a Manager, Design Practice & Equity Design on Capital One's Experience Strategy & Operations Team; previously, he was Sr. Equity Design Strategist in its Equity by Design Program. Before this role, he was Chief People Officer of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS - agency budget of $9 Billion), focused on improving the experience of 14,000 staff while leading a department of 130 people, and before that, he was also Senior Operations Lead for IDHS focusing on strategy, bizops, and service design projects. Alvin began to build capacity in human-centered design as the first Director of Design Operations at Greater Good Studio, a human-centered design firm that works with global foundations, government agencies, and national NGOs. Outside of his day job, Alvin is also Founder & Organizer of GraffitiVersal — an emancipatory lab using design, art, foresight, & Afrofuturism for change. GraffitiVersal's Racial DeckEquity Cardset & Continuum of Freeing Design & Vigorous Futures CardDeck have been used at organizations such as: Meta, LAB at OPM, Univ. of Chicago, and Slalom Consulting. He's also the author of A Kids Book About Radical Dreaming (via A Kids Co.) and is currently writing & illustrating his first Afrofuturist graphic novel for middle schoolers through the Sequential Artists Workshop's Graphic Novel Intensive. Besides hanging with his partner and 2 kids, you'll find him reading N.K. Jemisin or a Black Panther comic book.   Show Highlights [00:39] Alvin's love of art and storytelling started early, as a kid creating his own comics. [05:06] Starting college as a PolySci major with plans to be a lawyer. [07:18] The moment Alvin realized he didn't want to pursue law as a career. [07:56] Moving on to business management studies, and his time in Beijing. [09:02] Starting his business career at Abbott Laboratories and returning to China. [13:21] Sidestepping away from for-profit into mission-driven and non-profit spaces. [15:14] Realizing he had a knack for business operations and systems thinking. [16:47] How his time as Director of Operations at Greater Good Studio transformed his thinking and started him on his own path into design. [21:07] Immersing himself in design spaces and in learning design. [21:57] Taking all he'd learned about human-centered design into his next job — COO of Erie Neighborhood House Services. [23:52] Getting recruited to work for the Illinois Department of Human Services. [27:10] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Alvin used design to help shape the department's response. [29:19] Redesigning policies and spaces to keep staff healthy as essential workers. [35:27] Taking over as the head of HR for the department, and working on improving employee experience. [38:33] Alvin's current role as the Senior Equity Design Strategist for Capital One's Equity by Design team. [43:06] You don't have to be an official designer to use design in your work.   Links Alvin Schexnider on LinkedIn Alvin Schexnider on Medium GraffitiVersal GraffitiVersal on Instagram A Kids Book About Radical Dreaming (A Kids Co Publishing) by Alvin Schexnider - recently released! Wakanda Forever - A Film Review - Human Futures Magazine AIGA Chicago Podcast - Designing For: Equity Interview with Slalom Consulting Continuum Deck of Freeing Design & Vigorous Futures Traveling through the spacetime continuum to escape racism   Books Recommendations Kindred, by Octavia Butler We Do This Til We Free Us, by Mariame Kaba Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, by Ta Nehisi Coates Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need, by Sasha Costanza-Chock This is Service Design Doing, by Marc Stickdorn, Markus Hormess, and Adam Lawrence Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, by Ytasha Womack Far Sector, by N.K. Jemisin Employee Experience: Develop a Happy, Productive and Supported Workforce for Exceptional Individual and Business Performance, by Ben Whittier Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds, by Adrienne Maree Brown Good Services: How to Design Services that Work, by Louise Downe Drawn Together, by Minh Lê and Dan Santat   Other Design Thinking 101 Episodes You Might Like Designing for the Greater Good, Strategy + Design Thinking, and Measuring Design Thinking with Jeanne Liedtka — DT101 E1 Critical and Emancipatory Design Thinking with Lesley-Ann Noel — DT101 E57 5.5 Things Every Designer Should Know About: The Opioid Overdose Epidemic (Part 1) with Stacy Stanford — DT101 E102

Boogie Down Predictions: Hip-Hop, Time, and Afrofuturism (MIT Press, 2022), edited by Roy Christopher, is a moment. It is the deconstructed sample, the researched lyrical metaphors, the aha moment on the way to hip-hop enlightenment. Hip-hop permeates our world, and yet it is continually misunderstood. Hip-hop's intersections with Afrofuturism and science fiction provide fascinating touchpoints that enable us to see our todays and tomorrows. This book can be, for the curious, a window into a hip-hop-infused Alter Destiny--a journey whose spaceship you embarked on some time ago. Are you engaging this work from the gaze of the future? Are you the data thief sailing into the past to U-turn to the now? Or are you the unborn child prepping to build the next universe? No, you're the superhero. Enjoy the journey.--from the introduction by Ytasha L. Womack Through essays by some of hip-hop's most interesting thinkers, theorists, journalists, writers, emcees, and DJs, Boogie Down Predictions embarks on a quest to understand the connections between time, representation, and identity within hip-hop culture and what that means for the culture at large. Introduced by Ytasha L. Womack, author of Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, this book explores these temporalities, possible pasts, and further futures from a diverse, multilayered, interdisciplinary perspective. Alex Kuchma is an MA student in history at York University. He has have researching hip-hop actively and collecting oral histories for more than a decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

Boogie Down Predictions: Hip-Hop, Time, and Afrofuturism (MIT Press, 2022), edited by Roy Christopher, is a moment. It is the deconstructed sample, the researched lyrical metaphors, the aha moment on the way to hip-hop enlightenment. Hip-hop permeates our world, and yet it is continually misunderstood. Hip-hop's intersections with Afrofuturism and science fiction provide fascinating touchpoints that enable us to see our todays and tomorrows. This book can be, for the curious, a window into a hip-hop-infused Alter Destiny--a journey whose spaceship you embarked on some time ago. Are you engaging this work from the gaze of the future? Are you the data thief sailing into the past to U-turn to the now? Or are you the unborn child prepping to build the next universe? No, you're the superhero. Enjoy the journey.--from the introduction by Ytasha L. Womack Through essays by some of hip-hop's most interesting thinkers, theorists, journalists, writers, emcees, and DJs, Boogie Down Predictions embarks on a quest to understand the connections between time, representation, and identity within hip-hop culture and what that means for the culture at large. Introduced by Ytasha L. Womack, author of Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, this book explores these temporalities, possible pasts, and further futures from a diverse, multilayered, interdisciplinary perspective. Alex Kuchma is an MA student in history at York University. He has have researching hip-hop actively and collecting oral histories for more than a decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Boogie Down Predictions: Hip-Hop, Time, and Afrofuturism (MIT Press, 2022), edited by Roy Christopher, is a moment. It is the deconstructed sample, the researched lyrical metaphors, the aha moment on the way to hip-hop enlightenment. Hip-hop permeates our world, and yet it is continually misunderstood. Hip-hop's intersections with Afrofuturism and science fiction provide fascinating touchpoints that enable us to see our todays and tomorrows. This book can be, for the curious, a window into a hip-hop-infused Alter Destiny--a journey whose spaceship you embarked on some time ago. Are you engaging this work from the gaze of the future? Are you the data thief sailing into the past to U-turn to the now? Or are you the unborn child prepping to build the next universe? No, you're the superhero. Enjoy the journey.--from the introduction by Ytasha L. Womack Through essays by some of hip-hop's most interesting thinkers, theorists, journalists, writers, emcees, and DJs, Boogie Down Predictions embarks on a quest to understand the connections between time, representation, and identity within hip-hop culture and what that means for the culture at large. Introduced by Ytasha L. Womack, author of Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, this book explores these temporalities, possible pasts, and further futures from a diverse, multilayered, interdisciplinary perspective. Alex Kuchma is an MA student in history at York University. He has have researching hip-hop actively and collecting oral histories for more than a decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-fiction

Boogie Down Predictions: Hip-Hop, Time, and Afrofuturism (MIT Press, 2022), edited by Roy Christopher, is a moment. It is the deconstructed sample, the researched lyrical metaphors, the aha moment on the way to hip-hop enlightenment. Hip-hop permeates our world, and yet it is continually misunderstood. Hip-hop's intersections with Afrofuturism and science fiction provide fascinating touchpoints that enable us to see our todays and tomorrows. This book can be, for the curious, a window into a hip-hop-infused Alter Destiny--a journey whose spaceship you embarked on some time ago. Are you engaging this work from the gaze of the future? Are you the data thief sailing into the past to U-turn to the now? Or are you the unborn child prepping to build the next universe? No, you're the superhero. Enjoy the journey.--from the introduction by Ytasha L. Womack Through essays by some of hip-hop's most interesting thinkers, theorists, journalists, writers, emcees, and DJs, Boogie Down Predictions embarks on a quest to understand the connections between time, representation, and identity within hip-hop culture and what that means for the culture at large. Introduced by Ytasha L. Womack, author of Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, this book explores these temporalities, possible pasts, and further futures from a diverse, multilayered, interdisciplinary perspective. Alex Kuchma is an MA student in history at York University. He has have researching hip-hop actively and collecting oral histories for more than a decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Boogie Down Predictions: Hip-Hop, Time, and Afrofuturism (MIT Press, 2022), edited by Roy Christopher, is a moment. It is the deconstructed sample, the researched lyrical metaphors, the aha moment on the way to hip-hop enlightenment. Hip-hop permeates our world, and yet it is continually misunderstood. Hip-hop's intersections with Afrofuturism and science fiction provide fascinating touchpoints that enable us to see our todays and tomorrows. This book can be, for the curious, a window into a hip-hop-infused Alter Destiny--a journey whose spaceship you embarked on some time ago. Are you engaging this work from the gaze of the future? Are you the data thief sailing into the past to U-turn to the now? Or are you the unborn child prepping to build the next universe? No, you're the superhero. Enjoy the journey.--from the introduction by Ytasha L. Womack Through essays by some of hip-hop's most interesting thinkers, theorists, journalists, writers, emcees, and DJs, Boogie Down Predictions embarks on a quest to understand the connections between time, representation, and identity within hip-hop culture and what that means for the culture at large. Introduced by Ytasha L. Womack, author of Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, this book explores these temporalities, possible pasts, and further futures from a diverse, multilayered, interdisciplinary perspective. Alex Kuchma is an MA student in history at York University. He has have researching hip-hop actively and collecting oral histories for more than a decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

Boogie Down Predictions: Hip-Hop, Time, and Afrofuturism (MIT Press, 2022), edited by Roy Christopher, is a moment. It is the deconstructed sample, the researched lyrical metaphors, the aha moment on the way to hip-hop enlightenment. Hip-hop permeates our world, and yet it is continually misunderstood. Hip-hop's intersections with Afrofuturism and science fiction provide fascinating touchpoints that enable us to see our todays and tomorrows. This book can be, for the curious, a window into a hip-hop-infused Alter Destiny--a journey whose spaceship you embarked on some time ago. Are you engaging this work from the gaze of the future? Are you the data thief sailing into the past to U-turn to the now? Or are you the unborn child prepping to build the next universe? No, you're the superhero. Enjoy the journey.--from the introduction by Ytasha L. Womack Through essays by some of hip-hop's most interesting thinkers, theorists, journalists, writers, emcees, and DJs, Boogie Down Predictions embarks on a quest to understand the connections between time, representation, and identity within hip-hop culture and what that means for the culture at large. Introduced by Ytasha L. Womack, author of Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, this book explores these temporalities, possible pasts, and further futures from a diverse, multilayered, interdisciplinary perspective. Alex Kuchma is an MA student in history at York University. He has have researching hip-hop actively and collecting oral histories for more than a decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/music

Blade runner inspired --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vernon-english/support

In 1995, Octavia E Butler became the first author to receive a MacArthur “genius” award for science fiction writing. From a young age she dreamed of writing books, but faced many challenges, including poverty, sexism and racism in the publishing industry. She died aged 58 in 2006. Alex Collins speaks to her friend and fellow author Nisi Shawl. (Photo: Octavia E. Butler. Credit: Getty Images)

In 1995, Octavia E Butler became the first author to receive a MacArthur “genius” award for science fiction writing. From a young age she dreamed of writing books, but faced many challenges, including poverty, sexism and racism in the publishing industry. She died aged 58 in 2006. Alex Collins speaks to her friend and fellow author Nisi Shawl. (Photo: Octavia E. Butler. Credit: Getty Images)

It's the year end wrap up here at The Hungry Bleek Podcast. I'm going over the geek moments of 2022 in gaming, series, anime, movies, and comics... but I'm not doing it alone! Join myself, gamer Jabbachan, artist/geektastic fashion designer/podcaster Quency, and writer Robert Jeffrey for a fun look at 2022 and what's to come in 2023. Are you with me...? For more info on Jabbachan, please visit https://linktr.ee/absoluteartstudios For more info on Everyday Cosplay Collection, please visit https://www.everydaycosplaycollection.com/ For more info on Quency, please visit https://linktr.ee/quencybonds For more info on Robert Jeffrey, please visithttps://linktr.ee/robertk.jeffrey For more info on Black Sci-Fi.com, please visit https://blacksci-fi.com/support-black-creatives/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thehungrybleek/support

Settimana di Ferragosto con una sola uscita ma di assoluta rilevanza. Jordan Peele torna, infatti, in sala con "Nope", un thriller fantascientifico che negli Stati Uniti ha incassato 44 milioni di dollari nel primo weekend. Ne parliamo con Boris Sollazzo. A seguire, cominciamo a dare un'occhiata alla prossima stagione cinematografica italiana: la nostra Chiara Pizzimenti ha intervistato per noi Paolo Ruffini, impegnato nella produzione di "Ragazzaccio", "Rido perché ti amo" e di "Uomini da marciapiede", e Nina Zilli, per la prima volta sul grande schermo con "La California" di Cinzia Bomoll. Infine, uno speciale dedicato alla città cinematografica per eccellenza. Prendendo le mosse dal libro di Jason Bailey "Fun City Cinema - New York in un secolo di film" (Jimenez Edizioni), chiediamo a due grandi esperti, come Antonio Mondi e Alberto Crespi, quali sono le pellicole che hanno plasmato l'immaginario collettivo della Grande Mela, nelle nostre menti di spettatori.

Hey!! This week we talk about the importance of proper burial, the church girl single from the Renaissance album, and we go over the basics of Aforfuturism as a practical framework. Website: christxn.com Personal Email: contact@christxn.com Cashapp: $christxnn Social media Insta: @blkrdlpod Twitter: @blkrdlpod Podcast Email: blkrdlimgns@gmail.com Citations Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners: Black Women in New York City's Underground Economy by LaShawn Harris Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture by Ytasha L. Womack Queer Times, Black Futures by Kara Keeling https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a40786806/beyonce-renaissance-album-review/ Black Radical Imagination Episode - https://anchor.fm/christin-smith/episodes/Black-Radical-Imagination-e8v8vo/a-a2acnau Spirituality as Technology in Afrofuturism - ttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-society-for-american-music/article/foreword-after-afrofuturism/5FD0350854199D76971D1CD94B17A29E Claudia Jones - https://claudiajonesschool.org Black women radicals - https://www.blackwomenradicals.com

In GBN's "A Year of Good Black News" Page-A-Day Calendar" for 2022, we explore words and phrases in a category we call "Lemme Break It Down." Today's entry takes a look at "Afrofuturism" -- a term used to describe a movement within Black culture from the 1950s to present that uses science fiction and fantasy as frameworks to reimagine the African diaspora in music, art, literature, film, and fashion.To learn more, read Mark Dery's seminal 1994 "Black to the Future" essay, Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture by Ytasha L. Womack, Afrofuturism 2.0: The Rise fo Astro-Blackness edited by Reynaldo Anderson and Charles E. Jones, watch Afrofuturism 101 at pbs.org, download the This American Life “We Are The Future” episode on Afrofuturism by Neil Drumming, check out other Afrofuturism-themed podcasts on player.fm, and listen to the awesome “Space is The Place” Afrofuturism playlist curated by Good Black News contributor Marlon West.Sources:https://www.wired.com/story/how-afrofuturism-can-help-the-world-mend/https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/anxiety/episodes/black-people-are-outer-spacehttps://newsroom.ucla.edu/magazine/afrofuturismhttps://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/what-is-afrofuturismhttps://www.essence.com/entertainment/a-beginners-guide-afrofuturism/https://www.sfjazz.org/onthecorner/we-travel-space-ways-afrofuturism-musichttps://www.npr.org/transcripts/968498810https://youtu.be/154XnA1xcis (short video on Afrofuturism)https://youtu.be/ppNai6KOXyQ (Afrofuturism in film)https://youtu.be/IW1eUuZaF2o (Afrofuturism TedX Masi Mbewe)

It's the final week of Black Sci-Fi-ebruary and we're going out with freaky jazz music, super powers from outer space and various forms of vampires. Up first, experimental jazz musician Sun Ra shares his vision for black people to travel the cosmos with the aid of music in the psychedelic Space is the Place from 1974. Then, Robert Townsend leads an all-star cast in a comic book fantasy about a teacher who gets hit with a meteor and gains super powers resulting in him becoming a reluctant super hero and cleaning up the streets of D.C. in Meteor Man from 1993. And finally, Guillermo del Toro directs Wesley Snipes in Blade 2 from 2002, the sequel to the successful adaptation of a Marvel Comics story about a vampire hunter and his quest to protect ya necks. All this plus 90's nostalgia, Jackassery, Kathleen Turner Overdrive, movies with the F-word in the title, sad nerd news, Black Samurai news, a hot week for blu-rays, an Olmec Toys discovery and so much more. LISTEN NOW:MP3 Direct DonloydAlso, if you like the show, please take a minute and subscribe and/or comment on us on iTunes, Stitcher, Blubrry or Podfeed.net. Check us out on Facebook and Twitter! We'd love to see some of your love on Patreon - it's super easy and fun to sign up for the extra bonus content. We'll take this neighborhood back from The Golden Lords with your love and support.

Carnegie Hall's Afrofuturism festival explores the artistic movement through performances, talks and other events across New York City, running through March. Ytasha Womack, curatorial council member and author of Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, joins us for a preview.

This week we kick off Black Sci-Fi-ebruary with a journey into Afro-futurism, with special guest host Orion Tippens from the Traveling Orion blog. Up first, a data thief takes us through the history of sci-fi in black culture in The Last Angel of History from 1996. Then, we experience pain and suffering in a dystopian future in Welcome II the Terrordome, also from 1996. And finally, a group of inner city British kids have to defend their apartment complex from aliens in Attack the Block from 2011.All this plus NFT giveaways, Odenkirk chat, anime gripes, Texas Chainsaw news, twizzy Alice in Wonderlands, pricey Ghostbusters box sets and so much more.LISTEN NOW:MP3 Direct DonloydAlso, if you like the show, please take a minute and subscribe and/or comment on us on iTunes, Stitcher, Blubrry or Podfeed.net. Check us out on Facebook and Twitter! We'd love to see some of your love on Patreon - it's super easy and fun to sign up for the extra bonus content. We'll board the Mothership with your love and support.

Cece Dawson shares how the pandemic was an outlet to creating her debut sci-fi novel based in NYC that explores a military experiment gone wrong. If you've thought about publishing your own book or stepping into spaces where there are not many people that look like you, this is the episode for you. Take a listen and don't forget to pre-order her book! More about Cece Dawson! Cece Dawson is a New York native and budding author who has dedicated 15 years of her life to honing her craft. Her expertise lies in the world of romance novels, with one foot in reality and the other in science fiction. Using her psychology background and her rich, vibrant experiences from attending various conventions, Cece dives deep into understanding her readers' psyche. This, in turn, gives birth to undeniably relatable stories that shake her growing fanbase to its core. Instagram authorcecedawson Tik Tok authorcecedawson Facebook authorcecedawson Website:www.authorcecedawson.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/melanatedspark/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/melanatedspark/support

David Kirkman is a independent filmmaker from St. Louis, and the founder of Woke Nation. Raised in Ferguson, David has become a force to be reckoned internationally. He is best known for legendary Black Sci-Fi movies including Hardware, Icon, and Static Shock. In this episode, David discusses his origins as a filmmaker in North County, the genre of Afrofuturism, the relationship between music and movies, the burgeoning local film scene in St. Louis ,  and what it means to recapture the black imagination.David is busy doing BIG things, and it was a complete honor to have him on the show!Check out all of David's films here:Static ShockIconHardware

This week Harris spoke to Chi Chavanu Àse, a Science Fiction/Fantasy author and activist who was first introduced to Sci-fi by her mother at an early age. She initially began writing and performing poetry at the age of twelve. Over time, she began to notice how difficult it was to find books that she could associate or identify with the characters, given the lack of representation. Thus, it became her greatest desire that little Black children would see themselves represented in every genre, especially sci-fi. Her first book, Journey to Ghana and Other Stories, focuses entirely on the Black experience. Follow Chi on Facebook and instagram. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transectionpodcast/message

CATCH A TRIP INTO THE AFROFUTURE ABOARD A SHIP PILOTED BY SPACE-AGE PROPHETS, PHAROANIC JESTERS, METEOR MEN, AND OTHER BROTHERS FROM ANOTHER PLANET! What might the world look like in a universe where Africa hadn't been colonized? What might the race relations of our world look like to a visitor from outer space? What if Superman was a Black nerd from D.C.? What if malevolent aliens crash landed in the London projects? These questions and more will be answered in Genre Grinder's look at Afrofuturism and Black sci-fi/fantasy movies. Join Gabe and returning guest host Justin Clark of Slant Magazine & Game Spot as they attempt to parse this wide-ranging, unique, and socially relevant genre by looking at five films – John Coney's Space is the Place (1974), John Sayles' The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Robert Townsend's The Meteor Man (1993), Joe Cornish's Attack the Block (2011), and Boots Riley's Sorry to Bother You (2018). They also take time to chat briefly about other relevant films.   00:00 – Intro 07:16 – Space is the Place (+ Lizzie Borden's Born in Flames [1983]) 25:27 – The Brother from Another Planet  42:14 – Meteor Man (+ the Blade movies, the Alien vs. Predator franchise, and Ngozi Onwurah's Welcome II the Terrordome [1995]) 1:26:00 – Attack the Block (+ the Black Panther comics and movie) 1:43:31 – Sorry to Bother You 1:55:31 – Outro, Ava DuVernay's A Wrinkle in Time (2018), Colm McCarthy's The Girl with All the Gifts (2016 + Last of Us and the Sweet Tooth comic), and Stefon Bristol's See You Yesterday (2019)    Check out Justin's Resident Evil Village walkthrough at Game Spot  Please consider donating to the following charities/fundraisers if you have any spare cash: UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) Gaza Crisis Appeal (critical healthcare, construction, food, and education) Black Lives Matter Daunte Wright Family/Community Support George Floyd Memorial Foundation National Bail Fund Network Directory

OI Podcast Episode 16 Afrofuturism: Ancient Egypt in Speculative Fiction Ytasha Womack Time as a web, weaved in storytelling to offer a remix of narratives exploring who we are and how we got here. Author Ytasha Womack, "Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture," joins us for a discussion that examines the Black Speculative Arts Movement in general and the roles that ancient Egyptian culture and religion play in her upcoming graphic novel, "Blak Kube." To explore this topic, look for "Afrofuturism" by Ytasha Womack, Lawrence Hill Books, 2013. Available everywhere books are sold. The graphic novel "Blak Kube" is coming soon! This podcast continues our Contemporary Artist/Ancient Voices series, a set of conversations with artists who draw inspiration from the ancient Middle East. These conversations focus on individual artists interpretations of the ancient world, and are not intended to provide historical accuracy. A video version of this discussion with images can be viewed on the Oriental Institute YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/bPBnrU8mUnI To support OI research, become a member of the Oriental Institute. To explore the benefits of joining, please visit: https://oi.uchicago.edu/join-and-give/become-member Please excuse the audio and video quality, this was recorded at home during the pandemic. 2021, Oriental Institute Image credits and original art: Tim Fielder, Infinitum John Jennings Album covers: The ArchAndroid, Janelle Monáe, Wonderland Arts Society, Atlantic, Bad Boy, 2013 Raise!, Earth Wind and Fire, ARC, Columbia, 1981 Next Lifetime, Erykah Badu, Kedar Records, 1997 Music: Andrew List Intro Music: bensound.com

This Episode of Dad Is Not A Noun  sponsored by Real Dads Week 2021 Honoring Black Fatherhood Worldwide. Sharing Honor. Sharing Love. Celebrating Real Dads starting June 5th til June 12th organized by the Real Dads Network(www.realdadsnetwork.org) Welcome back to Dad Is Not A Noun everyone. Please Like, Subscribe, & Share to the channel because it's all about changing the narrative for men of color in fatherhood. In talking about changing the narrative it's important to write your own  narrative in media and these three black owned companies Render Squad  Industries LLC (https://rendersquadindustries.com/) , AMARA Entertainment (https://www.astoundingadventures.net/), and SPOOF Animation (https://youtube.com/channel/UC5mV4TWwScoXO26RX4HvH7A) came together to work on a upcoming animation project entitled Omari "A Hero Defined," In which a hero born from the stars, struggling to balance his political career while protecting the Earth from aliens bent on its domination. Their primary goals with this animated film is to tap into the world of Black Sci Fi while remaining true to Black people by producing a film about us and by us. For more information go to https://instagram.com/aherodefined?igshid=no6mlljqq962

This week we're joined by brother Jason Ryan of Odd Ninja Media to discuss Black Sci-Fi characters, Bobby Schmrda coming home, Matt Judon, Tiger Woods, Curren$y, Nike, a possible Russell Wilson trade, Changing the NBA logo and why we call Dizz and Matth the Front Brothers...tell a friend to tell a friend...

Lift every voice and shout! In honor of Black History Month, Sci-Fi Carnival is nerding-out with impunity over black people in science fiction. Hosts Maryck Allyson, James Robinson, and guest host Mel dive into: Black Sci-Fi before Black Panther, Cosmic Slop, the sunken place, and equisapiens, Dark Matters, Reconstructing the deconstructed black narrative, And why planet Earth is not our home. Sadly, we barely touch the surface of black people and the sci-fi genre, but on a positive note, we barely touch the surface of black people and the sci-fi genre.

Let’s talk about the fantastic rise in Black sci-fi and horror films this year!!! CJ is especially excited and here for ALL

In this episode, I speak to author of ‘Kettorah and Autumn Scrolls of Light’ Sandra E. Carter.   From her early beginnings as a rap artist in Birmingham, to now an established writer, Sandra frankly describes her fight to overcome her learning disability to go on to become one of the 4% of Black writers in the sci-fi fantasy genre. Definitely an inspiring listen. Want to share this with others? Tell them they can listen via the website: www.timetoglowup.co.uk or download the Apple Podcast or TuneIn Radio apps or Amazon Music. Search for: Time to Glow Up and don’t forget to subscribe to automatically receive new episodes.

Kwame Scruggs, PhD and Alchemy, Inc.  (http://alchemyinc.net/)Octavia E. Butler (https://www.octaviabutler.com/)Outkast (https://www.outkast.com/)Sun Ra - (http://www.sunraarkestra.com/)Torri's Skeleton Key - Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture by Ytasha L. Womack (https://www.amazon.com/Afrofuturism-World-Sci-Fi-Fantasy-Culture/dp/1613747969/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=afrofuturism+womack&qid=1609698028&sr=8-1) John's Skeleton Key - Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy by Sun Ra (https://www.amazon.com/Cosmic-Tones-Mental-Therapy-Forms/dp/B0000014JO/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Sun+Ra+Cosmic+tones&qid=1609698162&sr=8-1) Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrrJohn Bucher - @johnkbucher

SA-RA-VÁ Uma das obras essenciais para compreender o afrofuturismo, The Last Angel of History (O Último Anjo da História) é uma obra de John Akomfrah que mistura ficção e documentário. O filme é narrado por um personagem, um Ladrão de Dados, que através de fragmentos da história conta sobre o papel de pessoas negras na ficção. Para isso ele trás escritores, músicos e críticos negros como Octavia Butler, Dj Spooky, Nichelle Nichols, Kodwo Eshun, Ismael Reed e outros. Para destrinchar esta obra Paula Fepher, John Razen e Rafael Chino convidam Hector Sousa e falam a respeito do conceito de que o negro vem de outro planeta de Sun Ra, sobre como o afrofuturismo é esta captação de fragmentos de história e qual o papel da ancestralidade na ficção. O Lado Black e a Veste Esquerda são produtores parceiros. Digitem o códigoladoblack e aproveite 10% de desconto em todo o site. Além do desconto você pode adquirir camisas do Lado Black clique aqui e compre a sua  Comentários, dúvidas, críticas, sugestões, declarações de amor? Pode jogar aqui: contato@ladoblack.com.br Comentados no episódio Kênia Freitas e José Messias - O futuro será negro ou não será: Afrofuturismo versus Afropessimismo - as distopias do presente Fabio Kabral - O Caçador cibernético da Rua Treze Mark Dery - Black to the Future in the anthology Flame Wars: The Discourse of Cyberculture. Ytasha L. Womack - Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture Sertão Punk: Histórias de um Nordeste do Amanhã   Tocadas no episódioSun Ra - Space is the Place SEJA NOSSO PARÇA Padrin | Patreon   Siga gente nas redesTelegram | Grupo Facebook | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Este podcast é parte da plataforma anti-fascista AYOM. Conheça mais em ayom.media

"I imagined Many Moons in the sky lighting the way to freedom" Welcome to Episode #30 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to himself about his crush on Cindi Mayweather. Disappointments: Was this too ambitious? Should you have used more sources than just those you found by searching "Cindi Mayweather" on Google Scholar? Should you have just left this to people who are better equipped to discuss race, class, and gender? Black Girls Code Donna Haraway: A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist-Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century Cassandra L. Jones: “Tryna Free Kansas City” The Revolutions of Janelle Monáe as Digital Griot Daylanne K. English and Alvin Kim: Now We Want Our Funk Cut Janelle Monáe’s Neo-Afrofuturism D.A. Hassler-Forest: The Politics of World-Building: Heteroglossia in Janelle Monáe's Afrofuturist WondaLand Nathalie Aghoro : Agency in the Afrofuturist Ontologies of Erykah Badu and Janelle Monáe Grace D. Gipson: Afrofuturism's Musical Princess Janelle Monáe: Psychedelic Soul Message Music Infused with a Sci-Fi Twist Anders Liljedahl: Recalling the (Afro)future: Collective Memory and the Construction of Subversive Meanings in Janelle Monáe's Metropolis-Suites Aleksandra Szaniawska: Gestural Refusals, Embodied Flights Janelle Monáe’s Vision of Black Queer Futurity Jana Baró González: The ArchAndroid: Cyborg Consciousness in Janelle Monáe’s Cindi Mayweather Saga E. van Soldt: “Black Girl Magic, Y‟all Can‟t Stand It”: On Afrofuturism and intersectionality in Janelle Monáe‟s Dirty Computer Darieus Antonino Za Gara II: Finding Moments of Rupture in Monáe's Metropolis: A Hybrid Tradition Brianne A. Painia: “My Crown Too Heavy Like the Queen Nefertiti”: A Black Feminist Analysis of Erykah Badu, Beyoncé Knowles, Nicki Minaj, and Janelle Monáe Afrofuturists, authors and other interesting people to follow on twitter: Ytasha Womack, Ingrid LaFleur, Cassandra L. Jones, Nnedi Okorafor, Tananarive Due, N. K. Jemisin Ytasha Womack - Afrofuturism Imagination and Humanity TEDxFortGreeneSalon - Ingrid LaFleur - Visual Aesthetics of Afrofuturism Sci-fi stories that imagine a future Africa | Nnedi Okorafor Ytasha Womack L. Womack: Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture What does the Afrofuture say? Articles about Janelle Monáe Elizabeth Sandifer: A Short Guide to Janelle Monáe and the Metropolis Saga Aja Romano (Vox): Janelle Monáe’s body of work is a masterpiece of modern science fiction Geoffrey Himes (Paste Magazine): Janelle Monáe: Imagining Her Own Future Charles Pulliam-Moore (Gizmodo): From Metropolis to Dirty Computer: A Guide to Janelle Monáe's Time-Traveling Musical Odyssey YouTube Videos about Haraway I took the idea of "A Cyborg Manifesto" arguing for a 'posthumanism that is culturally and socially specific' from Rosanna McNamara, '15 Minutes of Utopia - A Cyborg Manifesto' & I took the comparison between the Cyborg and Marx's conception of capitalism producing the tools to destroy itself from "Theory and Philosophy"'s Donna Haraway's "A Cyborg Manifesto" Janelle Monáe Emotion Pictures mentioned Many Moons Tightrope Q.U.E.E.N. Primetime Dirty Computer

Ytasha Womack is an award-winning author, filmmaker, independent scholar, and dance therapist. She is a leading expert on Afrofuturism, the imagination, and its applications. Ytasha frequently lectures on the subject across the world. Her book Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture is the leading primer on the subject and taught in colleges and universities. Afrofuturism is also a Locus Awards Nonfiction Finalist. Ytasha directed the Afrofuturist dance film A Love Letter to the Ancestors From Chicago and was a screenwriter of the romantic comedy Couples Night.  Ytasha talked to Aleks about her early love of dance, libraries and the movie The Wiz...and about the icon who inspired her scholarship and art. She also talks about how she looks to the past and present to help her understand how the future might be. To find out more about Ytasha Womack go to decolonizemars.org. You can find her on Twitter at @ytashawomack And if you want to know more about Katherine Dunham and the Katherine Dunham Center for Arts and Humanities go to kdcah.org 

Ytasha Womack is an award-winning author, filmmaker, independent scholar, and dance therapist. She is a leading expert on Afrofuturism, and on the imagination and its applications. In this conversation, we discuss her book Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, her film A Love Letter To The Ancestors From Chicago, and much more.

Damn we talked about everything in this episode. Love Craft country, The future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Black Panther and Chadwick Boseman, and so much more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/warren35/support

We are joined by Robert K. Jefferey II, a freelance writer based out of Atlanta, GA. He's written for such publications as J'Adore Magazine, The Atlanta Voice Newspaper, and Black Sci-Fi.com. Today we discuss a few of his creator owned projects such as Route 3 and Mine to Avenge. We also discuss a few other projects and creators he has written for. Grab a copy of Route 3 Here: https://blerd-ish.com/product/route-3/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode, we get into the drama surrounding Ray Fisher and DC Films, John Boyega spilling the tea on Star Wars, Mulan and The Boys second season, and more. Then, for our King Sized Issue, writer Jordan Clark stops by to talk about writing Aqualad and writing comics. Get into it.

Robert Jeffrey II is a freelance writer based out of Atlanta, GA and his portfolio includes a multitude of work in the arenas of print/ web journalism, and comics. He's written for such publications as J'Adore Magazine, The Atlanta Voice Newspaper, Black Sci-Fi.com, and Urban Voices in Comics. He was chosen as a participant in the DC Comics Class of 2017 Writers Workshop, is currently the Editor In Chief for BlackSci-Fi.com, and is a guest contributor to the Tessera Guild blog.  His work with Atlanta based Terminus Media includes creator owned comics (Route 3, Daddy's Little Girl) and other Terminus Media published books such as the Glyph Comic Award nominated Radio Free Amerika and Terminus Team Up. His comics work includes contracted client work, including custom comics and animation scripting/editing duties for clients such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Nitto Tires, the Soul of Suw comic book series, and HERO Comics', The Messenger. Robert is a recipient of the 2008 Miller Brewing Company A. Philip Randolph Messenger Award/ Journalism Award of Excellence in the field of AIDS/Health, and his creator owned series, Route 3, won the 2014 Glyph Comics Award for Best Cover. He's yet fulfilled his dream of pop-locking to save a community center. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gadgetsandgeekery/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gadgetsandgeekery/support

What is an Afrofuturist? Damizbonitafoxx explains... Copyright 2013 by Ytasha L. Womack Published by Lawrence Hill Books, an imprint of Chicago Review Press, Incorporated --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/myliterarylove/support

Episode 9 brings Afro-futurism, Afro-goth and Afro-punk to the party! An ode to black subcultures and how they have shaped the black community as a whole and the individuals within it.Sources: Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, Huffington Post, Vice.com, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, The Animals, Mansonwiki, Tim Curry, Darkly: Black History and America's Gothic Soul, Afro-punk, Afro-punk (film), Afropunk Festival, Rock n' Roll N*****, the issue with the perceived "whiteness" of being an alternative black girl , Katt Williams, Tyler Perry, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Why Did I Get Married?, Acrimony, See You Yesterday, Hocus Pocus, KVD Vegan Beauty Makeup Collection. Star Trek, Star Wars, Firefly, Vast of Night

Lucas finds that his cousin, Maisie, has unique abilities and views the world just a little bit differently. After the death of his brother and her parents, he finds out just how different his cousin really is. There Are Ghosts Here was originally published in Anathema Magazine and written by Dominique Dickey. You can find out more about Dickey by visiting their website DominiqueDickey.com Music: Fireheart by J1*licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Support the show (http://patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse)

In the middle of getting ready for work, a woman receives a visit from five unusual clowns. They proceed to turn everything upside down, leaving the woman's life changed forever. The Whist Clowns of Old Frizzle was originally published on Syntax and Salt. You can follow Spadille and find out more about them on twitter @IvySpadilleSupport the show (http://patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse)

Sir Justin has been charged by the king to help prevent a plague from spreading, but its not like the bubonic plague that everyone is familiar with. To read the story you can visit theshamelessauthor.com and to find out more about The Shameless Author you can find them on instagram @TheShamelessAuthor or twitter @AuthorShamelessSupport the show (http://patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse)

Leapt by Terese Mason PierreFrieda wants to remove her daughter as far as she can from her darkened past, but, when they’re cornered by the very same people they’ve been trying to avoid, Agnes May end up in the same destructive cycles. Leapt was originally published in The Spectatorial. You can find out more about Pierre by visiting her website www.teresemasonpierre.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse)

River Boy by Innocent Chizaram IloBura thought he was an ordinary kid until one day when the world he’s known is threatened to be taken away from him. River Boy was originally published in Fireside Fiction at FiresideFiction.com. Find Ilo on twitter @ethereal_Ilo.Music: Fireheart by J1*licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Support the show (http://patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse)

Witch Ball by Irette Y. PattersonAnn Hart Jackson is disturbed when a ball has an unusual effect on her. When she gets to the bottom of it, she meets some who confuses her even more. In the end she comes at a fork in the road and she has to make a decision not knowing what it will lead to. Witch Ball by Irette Y. Patterson was the 2017 Baltimore Science Fiction Society’s Amateur Writing Contest winner. Find out more about Patterson on her website iretteypayterson.comMusic: Fireheart by J1*licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Support the show (http://patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse)

Content Warning: Mild Use Of ProfanityAce managed to create a beautiful space for other black gay gamers until everything gets turned on its head. Read the original story in Is. 9 in Fiyah Lit magazine. Find out more about Kola Heyward-Rotimi at KolaHeywardRotimi.com. Music: Fireheart by J1*licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Support the show (http://patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse)

KYW Newsradio's Justin Udo sat down with Maurice Waters the President of Black sci-fi to talk about Black Sci-Fi con coming to Philadelphia summer 2020.

A young warrior finds an Inn to rest and eat at, but while staying there she discovers more. Read the story on UnCanny Magazine's website here http://bit.ly/TFABUTheCook. You can find out more about the author, C. L. Clark at her website clarkwrites.wordpress.com. Music: Fireheart by J1*licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Support the show (http://patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse)

No one ever notices the spiders, until one day a girl does and she starts to notice little changes in her life. You can read the story originally published in Fireside Magazine. If you would like to know more about Zina Hutton visit her website stitchmediamix.com.Music: Fireheart by J1*licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Support the show (http://patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse)

This week we continue the story of PG, but now he meets some interesting creatures and explores new dimensions. Find out more about Stafford Battle's work over at StaffordBattle.com. Visit our Patreon page over at patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse and submit your stories over at talesfromablackuniverse(at)gmail(dot)com.Facebook |Facebook.com/TalesfromablackuniverseTumblr |talesfromablackuniverse.tumblr.comTwitter| @TalesFromABlackUSupport the show (http://patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse)

My Amazing Aunt Raven pt. 1 by Stafford BattlePG and his family are notice strange things happening around in their environment and decided to head out west. However, his Aunt Raven thinks she knows what’s going and that she can stop it. You can read My Amazing Aunt Raven over at ExpandedHorizons.net. If you want check out more works by Stafford Battle, you can visit his blog StaffordBattle.com.Music: Fireheart by J1*licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Support the show (http://patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse)

Laila is lost in a sea of gray or at least so she thinks. When she wins a prize for her painting, she can’t help but think about ways to escape her endless gray. You can check out the The Grays of Cestus V by Erin Roberts originally published in Asimov’s Science Fiction. If you want more from Erin Roberts head over to www.writingwonder.com.Music: Fireheart by J1*licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Support the show (http://patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse)

Aaron is playing a virtual reality game when he runs into an old friend who tries to help him confront a bad habit. The Familiar Monsters was originally published at DailyScienceFiction.com. If you would like to read more work by James Beamon, you can check out his book Pendelum Heroes on Amazon and visit his website fictigristle.wordpress.com. Support the podcast by visiting patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse.Intro Music by Fireheart by J1*Support the show (http://patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse)

Our incredible guests Brandon Dixon (Swordsfall) and C. Spike Trotman (Iron Circus Comics), along with special guest co-host Ytasha Womack (Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci Fi & Fantasy Culture), give you a guided tour of Afrofuturism and Afropunk in games and fiction. Along the way, we'll discuss our parents, eating breakfast, and being old enough to remember the original She-Ra.

Breeze in the Boughs by Jennifer Marie BrissettSet in an unnamed neighborhood, squirrel finds that his neighbor has some disagreeable habits. He fears that they might bring trouble to the rest of the neighborhood and soon. If you would like to read along, you can find the story in Fiyah Lit Magazine issue three at FiyahLitMag.com. If you want to find out more about this week’s author, visit her website at jennbrissett.com. Support the podcast by visiting patron.com/talesfromablackuniverse.Follow atSoundcloud | Soundcloud.com/talesfromablackuniverseFacebook |Facebook.com/TalesfromablackuniverseTumblr |talesfromablackuniverse.tumblr.comTwitter| @TalesFromABlackUMusic Fireheart by J1*Support the show (http://patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse)

CONTENT WARNING | Mild LanguageValley Fieldwork by Stefani CoxSet in the not so far future of 2086, a team of environmental scientists and farmers struggle to produce crops in extreme drought, while preserving traditional methods of farming. You can read Valley Fieldwork by Stefani Cox in Fiyah Lit Magazine issue six which you can check out at FiyahLitMag.com. You can find more work and more about Stefani at her website StefaniCox.com. If you would like to help support the podcast visit patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse.Soundcloud | Soundcloud.com/talesfromablackuniverseFacebook |Facebook.com/TalesfromablackuniverseTumblr |talesfromablackuniverse.tumblr.comTwitter| @TalesFromABlackUSupport the show (http://patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse)

Set in the far future where technology is not as prevalent and the technology that does exist, is lethal. Fina goes through great lengths to express her love for her husband until secrets revealed. A Stitch in Space-Time by Nicky Drayden can be found at DailyScienceFiction.com.Follow us atSoundcloud | Soundcloud.com/talesfromablackuniverseFacebook |Facebook.com/TalesfromablackuniverseTumblr |talesfromablackuniverse.tumblr.comTwitter| @TalesFromABlackUHelp keep the mic on at:Patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverseSupport the show (http://patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse)

Unfortunately my outro got deleted. *sad emoji* I now have a patreon (patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse) to help support the podcast! The biggest thing is that having patrons will help take my podcast from twice a month to weekly. There are tiers with different price points starting from $1 going to $50. This weeks podcast is featuring W.E.B DuBoise’s The Comet. Give it a listen and let me know what you think about the story. Soundcloud | Soundcloud.com/talesfromablackuniverseFacebook |Facebook.com/TalesfromablackuniverseTumblr |Talesfromablackuniverse.tumblr.comSupport the show (http://patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse)

Welcome to our very first episode of Tales From A Black Universe! It’s been a long time coming (mostly due to procrastination/fear), but we here now. This first podcast tells the story of the African-American folklore legend Big Liz as it is retold by SE Schlosser in her book Spooky Maryland. If you have any suggestions of short stories in the afrofuturism genre, particularly those by indie authors, please send them to talesfromablackuniverse@gmail.com. Follow Tales From A Black Universe at:SoundCloud | SoundCloud.com/ TalesFromABlackUniverseTumblr | TalesFromABlackUniverse.tumblr.comFacebook | Facebook.com/TalesFromABlackUniverseSupport the show (http://patreon.com/talesfromablackuniverse)

The guys come at you with another packed show this time looking at the current state of the black super hero and the black sci fi genre. Oz and Veez give their perspectives on the situation and talk about some of the current and upcoming actors in black superhero/black sci fi films. We also discuss if there are any black iconic superheros and much much more in a cant miss discussion. Before that like always the guys jump into some news and Regular Scott goes on a regular rant about his favorite comic book character just to start. Then as always the guys give there final blow and one member might just quit the show. All that and much more in a great conversation you will love to be a part of. Join the conversation with the show by following and letting us know what we did right and wrong at our twitter @knee4marvelvsdc

On this episode, I sit down with Alisha Wormsley, an artist based in Pittsburgh who creates photos, sculpture, sound, and time-based work based on collective memory and the synchronicity of time periods. I first came to know of Alisha through her Homewood Residency program, but more recently Alisha gained attention for one of her text-based work. To give a bit of background, Alisha was invited to exhibit a text for The Last Billboard, a project founded by the artist Jon Rubin who offered a rotating cast of artists a chance to present text on a billboard. The billboard resides in East Liberty, a quickly gentrifying neighborhood with new neighbors that include Google and freshly constructed apartment complexes and condos. Alisha presented the text, “There Are Black People In The Future.” People from the neighborhood complained and the property’s landlord removed the text. I’ve attached a Hyperallergic link on the SeeingColor website with more information. I caught up with Alisha right after she finished teaching a class and we get into the origins of the text, her decision to go to grad school, and future plans. The sound quality isn’t the best, so I must apologize for that. I hope you still enjoy this. Links Mentioned: Alisha's Website Alisha's Instagram *Hyperallergic Article on Alisha's Billboard Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture by Ytasha L. Womack Kwobo Ashume: Further Considerations on Afrofuturism Quick History of Conflict Kitchen Follow Seeing Color: Seeing Color Website Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Facebook Twitter Instagram

A Marvel movie, an afrofuturistic dream, a box office phenomenon… and more? We take a side step from page to screen to comment on the many ways that Black Panther works, and works well.  A few things are mentioned during the podcast that you may want to read about in greater detail: Ytasha Womack’s Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture:https://www.amazon.com/Afrofuturism-World-Sci-Fi-Fantasy-Culture/dp/1613747969 Afrofuturism in the costume design of Black Panther:https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/23/movies/black-panther-afrofuturism-costumes-ruth-carter.html Hero lighting for dark-skinned characters, as discussed by Ava DuVernay:http://www.vulture.com/2016/09/ava-duvernay-directing-queen-sugar.html The Black Panther as written by Ta-Nehisi Coates:http://ta-nehisicoates.com/graphic-novels/http://marvel.com/comics/creators/12803/ta-nehisi_coates The Black Panther and the Dora Milaje as written by Nnedi Okorafor:http://nnedi.com/books/black-panther-long-live-the-king.htmlhttps://news.marvel.com/comics/86337/fighting-wakanda-forever/https://www.vogue.com/article/black-panther-dora-milaje-comic-series-preview

Issue 46: This issue focuses on comics writer, Robert Jeffrey CBN Season 4 | Issue 46 | Robert K. Jeffrey *Use the hashtag #CBNpod when listening to this episode. Robert Jeffrey II is a freelance writer based out of Atlanta, GA working in print/ web journalism, and comics. He was chosen as a participant in the DC Comics Class of 2017 Writers Workshop, is currently the Editor In Chief for BlackSci-Fi.com, and is a guest contributor to the Tessera Guild blog. He’s written for such publications as J’Adore Magazine, The Atlanta Voice Newspaper, Black Sci-Fi.com, and Urban Voices in Comics. Robert is a recipient of the 2008 Miller Brewing Company A. Philip Randolph Messenger Award/ Journalism Award of Excellence in the field of AIDS/Health, and his creator owned series, Route 3, won the 2014 Glyph Comics Award for Best Cover. *Robert K. Jeffrey: http://robertkjeffrey.com/, www.instagram.com/robertk.jeffrey/ twitter.com/SYNCHRKJ Radio Free Amerika: [ www.radiofreeamerika.com/ ] The North Star: [ kickstarter.com/projects/1662556289/the-north-star-the-emancipation-of-frederick-dougl ] Email: carefreeblacknerd@gmail.com Twitter: twitter.com/carefreeblerd Instagram: Instagram.com/carefreeblacknerd SoundCloud: SoundCloud.com/carefreeblacknerd ITunes: itun.es/us/aXGRfb.c Stitcher: stitcher.com/podcast/bynk-radio-inc/carefree-black-nerd Live tweet this issue using the hashtag #CBNpod Subscribe, Rate and Review the show on iTunes and SoundCloud Download past Issue and subscribe to future issues of Carefree Black Nerd by visiting CarefreeBlackNerd.com

This week, Alice and Kim discuss Idaho extremists, the women who made the internet, and how closely you should identify with Lord Byron (among other things). We're sponsored this week by: She Caused a Riot: 100 Unknown Women Who Built Cities, Sparked Revolutions, and Massively Crushed It by Mackenzi Lee Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful by Stephanie Wittels Wachs   NEW RELEASES Educated by Tara Westover (February 20th, 2018) Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet by Claire L. Evans (March 6, 2018) Fisherman's Blues by Anna Badkhen (March 13, 2018) The Wonder Down Under: The Insider's Guide to the Anatomy, Biology, and Reality of the Vagina by Ellen Støkken Dahl and Nina Brochmann (March 6, 2018)   THEME OF THE WEEK: International Women's Day In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War by Leymah Gbowee A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa by Alexis Okeowo   FICTION/NONFICTION White Houses by Amy Bloom Eleanor and Hick by Susan Quinn Black Panther by Ta-Nehisi Coates and World of Wakanda by Roxane Gay Who Is the Black Panther by Jesse Holland Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party by Joshua Bloom Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture by Ytasha L. Womack   WHAT WE'RE READING I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara Double Bind: Women on Ambition by Robin Romm   THE EXTRA STUFF Books mentioned in passing: The Glass Universe by Dava Sobel Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt The Radium Girls by Kate Virgin: The Untouched History by Hanne Blank Without You, There Is No Us by Suki Kim Other Media: The Dork Forest podcast (Michelle McNamara episodes) 100 Must-Read Titles About Women's History

James is in the building, and it's a Minority Korner Thanksgiving: leftovers edition! Nnekay is a master crotcheter and all James sees is a potential business (you know his inner Dina Lohan), and the conversation moves onto passing on traditions. Speaking of let's talk about Black Thanksgiving: how/why do POC's celebrate this colonial holiday rooted in the slaughtering of First Nations People? What does it mean to us? And there's an 'aha' moment about spending Thanksgiving with your tribe. James has an unchecked idea of how Thanksgiving became a holiday.  In the Korners Nnekay has a listicle (it's the end of the year and people LOVE lists) about Black Sci Fi you should be dialing into, from comics, to fiction, graphic novels, and web series, there is a lot of dope stuff happening! Time to queer up your Thanksgiving with a Quizlet! And James has tips for all our LGBT tribe on how to survive your family for Thanksgiving. Plus spending time with your family as they get older, surprising your dad for his 60th, and all hail Queen Janet! She is on tour and James has the inside scoop on how to score great seats for pop legends the day of! Ticketmaster... we're on to you! Gobble, gobble, and get stuffed with this Thanksgiving leftovers episode of Minority Korner!  MUSIC: Brownout  EDITOR: Dr. Tara Dunderdale  Twitter: @minoritykorner Email: minoritykorner@gmail.com Like Us On Facebook: Minority Korner

This week's guest is Ytasha Womack, discussing her book Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi & Fantasy Culture. It's a great book that explores the importance of black creators and black representation in the science fiction space. Ytasha's book makes the case for imagining futures created by and for people of color from George Clinton to Nnedi Okorafor.Pick up a copy of the book here: http://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/afrofuturism-products-9781613747964.phpAnd be sure to follow Ytasha on twitter at: https://twitter.com/ytashawomack

I am interviewing Ytasha Womack, author of Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, Rayla 2212, and Post Black: How a New Generation Is Redefining African American Identity, about New Thought and Afro-futurism.

The first Other Planes podcast features Chicago-based author, filmmaker and innovator Ytasha Womack, author of Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy, and director of the black science fiction film Bar Star City.

The first Other Planes podcast features Chicago-based author, filmmaker and innovator Ytasha Womack, author of Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy, and director of the black science fiction film Bar Star City.

Walidah Imarisha is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Walidah is an activist, writer, and historian whose work focuses on the history of black Americans in the Pacific Northwest, the power of speculative fiction, and how storytelling, organizing, and dreaming are essential tools for social change work. I discovered her work on the website Gizmodo as referenced in a story about black migration to the Northwest. While there may not have been black folks in the game Oregon Trail, there most certainly were black Americans in every part of the United States and its territories. Walidah's work is so exciting because she exposes that important "hidden history", while also using it to discuss the realities of white supremacy and racism in supposedly white "liberal" communities today. In this episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show, Walidah and Chauncey talk about race, history, and migration; have some ghetto nerd sci-fi mind meld moments; laugh about "Black Peoples Employment Month", and reflect on Imarisha's various experiences with presenting the truth and reality of so-called white liberal America at museums, schools, and other venues. Walidah Imarish is the real deal--smart, quick, funny, and insightful. This was a fun and rich conversation at the virtual bar known as The Chauncey DeVega Show. In this episode of the podcast, Chauncey also shares some stories about his journey back to Connecticut last week, ponders the eccentricities of aging parents, the realities of "dry begging", opens up his hands to try to cobble together some monies to fix his mother's washing machine, and talks about last weekend's WWE Summerslam event while also sharing a story about (quite literally) almost bumping into the great George Lucas at a local movie theater for the second time.

Join Noa Jones and MC Brooks on Wednesday, March 26th, as we discuss Afrofuturism and its influence on music, black geek culture, literature and various other forms of media. We will discuss Janelle Monae, Octavia Butler, John Jennings and Ytasha Womack will join us at 9pm EST to discuss her recent book on the subject: Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture."

"Cinema in Noir" is a weekly radio show for which all things film related are discussed from a black female perspective.  Hosted by Candice Frederick, Kimberly Renee, and ReBecca Theodore-Vachon, "Cinema in Noir" covers the latest casting news, reviews, and interviews with the best and brightest talent in film. This week we are joined by our friend Henry aka Geek Soul Brotha and discuss the our favorite black sci-fi, fantasy, and action heroines.