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GENESIS: A BLACK SCIENCE FICTION ANTHOLOGY
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Blacks in Sci-Fi & Fantasy: A Lecture February 7, 2015
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FREE VIDEO GAMES DESIGN WEBINAR!
8:00 PM EST, 7:00 PM CST, 6:00 PM MST, 5:00 PM PST
This month Entrepreneur and Educator Mr. Keith Young owner of The Creation Station Computer Graphics Learning Center will facilitate an hour-long introduction into the world of video game design and creation.
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GENESIS SCIENCE FICTION RADIO!
GENESIS SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE ISSUE COMING FEBRUARY 2015 #7
FEATURED COMIC JANUARY 2015
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After the success of our first book Genesis Anthology, we had to come back with another great publication that showcases 25 more great works of science fiction from the minds of Black Authors. It has been three years and now it’s time to share more great science fiction with the world.
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January 12
Monday
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Rhythmistic Journey
January 12, 2015 to February 27, 2015 – Chicago IL. State Street & Van Buran
The Harold Washington Library of Chicago is currently ranked #1 in the USA and #3 in the world and ONLI STUDIOS has a retrospective show on the 8th floor, The Visual & Performing Arts section the…
Organized by Turtel Onli | Type: retrospective, exhibition
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January 30
Friday
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Integrated Synthesis
January 30, 2015 from 6pm to 7pm – Worldwide
LOG LINE: A female Jason Bourne with a Sci-Fi Twist SUMMARY: For the past few years Kayla Kree muddled through a murky life after retiring from the NSA. Suddenly, she’s arrested from retirement by…
Organized by Michael A. Gill-Branion | Type: book, release
0 Comments 1 Like
February 7
Saturday
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Blacks in Sci-Fi and Fantasy: A Lecture by Phenderson Djeli Clark
February 7, 2015 from 1pm to 3pm – Enoch Pratt Free Library
"Blacks in Sci-Fi and Fantasy: A Lecture by Phenderson Djeli Clark" is an event sponsored by the Black Writers' Guild of Maryland, the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, and the Black Science Fiction…
Organized by Alexander Harris | Type: lecture
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February 12
Thursday
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Capricon 35: R & R
February 12, 2015 at 3pm to February 15, 2015 at 5pm – Westin Chicago Northshore
Capricon is a four-day science fiction convention located in a northwest suburb of Chicago. We have gaming, anime, programming, films, special events, parties, and more! We try to provide a wide ra…
Organized by Helen M | Type: science, fiction, /, fantasy, convention
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February 13
Friday
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BOSKONE 52
February 13, 2015 at 9pm to February 15, 2015 at 7pm – Westin Boston Waterfront
Do you love science fiction and fantasy? Join us as we explore the worlds of the human imagination—all served up with a dash of whimsy! Boskone is an annual, regional science fiction convention, runn…
Organized by New England Science Fiction Association, Inc. | Type: convention
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February 14
Saturday
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ONYXCON:SANKOFA 2015
February 14, 2015 at 1pm to February 15, 2015 at 5pm – Wolf Creek Library
SANKOFA is the Black History focused annual event for ONYXCON that celebrates the impact, contributions, and presence of the African Diaspora in realms of imagination. This is edutainment with vendor…
Organized by El Tercero | Type: convention, celebration
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February 25
Wednesday
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"Black to the Future"
February 25, 2015 to February 27, 2015 – Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL
FAMU Celebrates Afrofuturism and Black Speculative Fiction with panelists Walter Mosley, Tananarive Due, Penelope Flynn, Valjeanne Jeffers, Milton Davis, Cerece Murphy and BSFS Radio Host, William Ha…
Organized by William Hayashi | Type: literature, festival
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April 3
Friday
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WonderCon/Comic-Con
April 3, 2015 to April 5, 2015 – Anaheim Convention Center
WonderCon Anaheim 2015 returns to the beautiful Anaheim Convention Center April 3, 4, and 5 (Easter weekend), for another big weekend of comics and pop culture fun! Mythical Legends Publishing will…
Organized by Comic-Con | Type: convention
0 Comments 1 Like
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Kindred Audio Drama
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A Master Blacksmith
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EXCLUSIVE: Milestone Media rises again. Hudlin, Cowan and Dingle will revive company with eye toward characters of color With the pioneering spirit of the late Dwayne McDuffie in mind, three leaders
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HAPPY MARTIN LUTHER KING JR HOLIDAY! WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE MLK QUOTES?
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Using Toys and Forced Perspective to Get Professional, Low-Budget Visual Effects
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Comics Based Shows
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2400 MS-Dos games released for free
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Looking for Book Review: Dreaming in the Pit
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GENESIS SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE GETS IT’S OWN WEBSITE!
Started by Jarvis Sheffield in IN THE NEWS. Last reply by Valjeanne Jeffers Jan 14. 2 Replies 4 Likes
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BRAVE NEW SOULS Free Online Screening for Black History Month!
Posted by Da'Shen on January 29, 2015 at 6:30pm 1 Comment 1 Like
THIS IS A MUST SEE!!
In honor of Black History Month, I will allow THREE DAYS of FREE ONLINE SCREENINGS of the documentary BRAVE NEW SOULS: BLACK SCI-FI & FANTASY WRITERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY.
"Black Future Month" Chi-town AfroSci-fi film series
Posted by Da'Shen on January 29, 2015 at 6:12pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
The Politics of Character
Posted by Moorsgate Media on January 29, 2015 at 11:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
While reading a work, be it short or long form, one character attribute that should become immediately apparent is the political stance of that character.
Whoa, you say, politics? I am not writing some political work, I am just telling the tale of a simple space marine who battles hyper-intelligent alien bees trying to invade our dimensions (Ed: Yes, please, tell me more...).
Authors, especially the new or under-read, have a tendency to argue the studious un-political nature of their work. The reasons may vary. Perhaps they do not want to upset potential readers and customers. And why not, Orson Scott Card went from beloved author to homophobic bigot in a lot of minds based on religious beliefs that…
THE NEW 2015 FANTASTIC 4 (REBOOT) TEASER TRAILER
Posted by Da'Shen on January 28, 2015 at 2:30am 2 Comments 1 Like
My Art has been featured in an Octavia E. Butler Book Discussion!
Posted by Brandon Hill on January 24, 2015 at 12:46am 2 Comments 2 Likes
I am a happy human today, folks! About a week ago, I got a notification on DA (DeviantArt) that one of my pics was used in a discussion in the CR Literature Book Club. They choose a different work by a different author each month, and this month, they chose none other than Octavia E. Butler's "Dawn," the first book in her masterpiece Xenogenesis trilogy. I will be providing a link if you want to participate in the discussion (you will have to be a DA member in order to do so, though). Best of all, there is a section in the discussion that showcases DA members' art of this particular work, and she chose my pic of Nikanj, the alien companion/mate to Lilith Iyapo, the story's main protagonist. I drew this picture, because I saw very few artists' renderings of any of Ms. Butler's amazing characters, and especially her astounding alien species from her books. The Oankali from this series is one of the most fascinating species I had ever read about, and so I decided to draw my own…
ContinueLittle Miss Strange 2 - Curse of The Chameleon God
Posted by Winston Blakely on January 23, 2015 at 1:01pm 2 Comments 2 Likes
Its been a while since I last posted but here's something interesting...
Coming next month is The Return of Little Miss Strange in Curse
of The Chameleon God.
Take a peak at the cover...
February 1st the official release date for Curse of the Chameleon God.
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The Earth is threatened by unknown aliens who travel from their home planet to Earth to subjugate its people and loot it of resources using their superior technology and vicious nature.
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