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more about #afrofuturism more comments → Alexis: Great quote. It saddens me that, generally, there is a big lack in afro-futurist/fantasy fiction. There's this whole idea in the black community that ... more » bob-kowalski: Did you ever have a dispute with your bank about the fairness of a charge to your account? It sure is convenient that they decide the fairness of thei... more » richardmayhew: The civil right's movement is generally considered by most afro-centrists that I read both a positive step and an effective mask. It gave just enough ... more » tetracycloide: didn't the civil rights movement literally force the system to recongnize african americans as human and acknowledge their ability to challenge or des... more » AspasiaArachne: Chimurenga Magazine Vol. 12/13: A double-take on sci-fi and speculative writing from the African world, collectively titled "Dr. Satan's Echo Chamber"... more » -
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Afro Futurist Lit Is Bleaker Than Cyberpunk
In the Afro-futurist fiction of Walter Mosley and Octavia Butler, the heroes are often at the mercy of the system, writes blogger Christopher Bradley. That isn't so much the case for Cyberpunk's outsider heroes, he points out. More »
