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11th Annual MOTOR City BLACK AGE of Comics/Manga Con

Jun 13, 2020 all day
18100 Meyers Rd, Detroit, Michigan 48235
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    11th Annual MOTOR City BLACK AGE of Comics/Manga Con

    IT'S THE 11TH YEAR EVERYONE!!!! MAKE SURE YOURE THERE...
    THE MOTOR CITY BLACK AGE XI 2020
    The Movement Continues YEAR XI of the Motor City Black Age of Comics Convention… Come out and meet Creators/ Artists/ Writers/ Animators of color and other like minds of those that are under represented in the mainstream of the Comic Book and Animation industries. We will have Panel Discussions, Documentaries, Art , Writing and…

  • Created by: Jarvis Sheffield, M.Ed

Blerdcon 2020

Jul 17, 2020 to Jul 19, 2020
Arlington, Virginia
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    Blerdcon is back with it's 4th annual event themed "Chocolate City"! Come join us for gaming, panels, workshops, screenings, concerts, comedy shows, parties, BBQs, food trucks, celebrities, cosplay and fellowship! Headquartered at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Va, we will indulge in all the Blerdacity that makes a city like DC.......CHOCOLATE!!

    Jul 17, 2020 at 12 PM – Jul 19, 2020 at 4 PM EDT

    2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202

  • Created by: Jarvis Sheffield, M.Ed
Stephen Alexander’s video was featured
Talk About It Tuesday 1-21 She
Today host Stephen Alexander goes around the solar system looking for better writing in She by Amina DeLaMere. #OwnVoices Sale link: https://www.amazon.com/S...
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Reginald L. Goodwin’s blog post was featured
Xenobots...
 Topics: Applied Physics, Biology, Nanotechnology, RoboticsA team of researchers have built what they claim to be the first living robots. The “xenobots,” they say, can move, pick up objects, and even heal themselves after being cut.The team is hopi…
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Jan 19
Reginald L. Goodwin’s blog post was featured
Drug Deals and Bullshit...
Image Source: Philosophy Talk, "Is There a Case for Bullshit?" by Serena Wong  Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Existentialism, Fascism, Human Rights One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this…
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Jan 19
Reginald L. Goodwin’s blog post was featured
Primordial Black Holes...
Snapshot from the central region of a numerical simulation of two merging neutron stars. It shows the stars stretched out by tidal forces just before their collision. Credit: CoRe/Jena FSU Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Black Holes, Einstein, Gene…
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Jan 15
Reginald L. Goodwin’s blog post was featured
New Pole, New Earth...
MOSAiC researchers take samples on the ice near the Polarstern. Credit: Esther Horvath Alfred-Wegener-Institut (CC-BY 4.0) Topics: Climate Change, Existentialism, Global Warming, Research The first leg of an ambitious, yearlong Arctic science expedi…
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Jan 15
Stephen Alexander’s video was featured
Talk About It Tuesday 1-14 Crimson Hunter
Today host Stephen Alexander tangles with hot & saucy witches, hot & bothered werewolves, and hot burkenstock wearing vampires in Crimson Hunter by N. D. Jon...
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Jan 15
Reginald L. Goodwin’s blog post was featured
Kleptocracy, Kakistocracy and Show Running Apocalypse...
Kompromat: Donald Trump at a Miss Universe party in Moscow in 2013. What he might have done in a hotel room there is nobody’s business except, perhaps, his wife’s. Photograph: Stoyan Vassev/Reuters, Irish Times Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Existent…
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Jan 13
Reginald L. Goodwin’s blog post was featured
Angry Summers...
Credit: David Gray Getty Images Topics: Climate Change, Existentialism, Global Warming, Thermodynamics In the U.S., it is post the winter solstice: tilted 23.5 degrees away from the sun, our days are shorter, nights are longer and we usually experie…
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Come join us for A Night of Mystery and Suspense. A Warrior's Passage written by Steve Hyppolite. Saturday, November 16, 2019, Miami, FL.

Come join us for A Night of Mystery and Suspense. A Warrior's Passage written by Steve Hyppolite.Saturday November 16, 2019. Miami, Florida, Tickets are available for $25.00.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-warriors-passage-tickets-73710920347?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing   #blackscifi #blerds #blackcomics #afrofuturism #poc #blacksciencefiction #blacksciencefictionsociety #genscifi #GenesisSciFiMag #blackgirls…

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Started by Jarvis Sheffield, M.Ed
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PRESS RELEASE! AFROSCI, A CELEBRATION OF SCIENCE-BASED CINEMA FROM AN AFRICAN DIASPORIC PERSPECTIVE, ANNOUNCES ITS INAUGURAL FILM FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 2020, SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN

For Immediate Release: October 14, 2019     AFROSCI, A CELEBRATION OF SCIENCE-BASED CINEMA FROM AN AFRICAN DIASPORIC PERSPECTIVE, ANNOUNCES ITS INAUGURAL FILM FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 2020, SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN   ABOUT AFROSCI   The AfroSci Organization is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2018 to foster and showcase science-based visual content from African Diasporic filmmakers.   AfroSci’s mission is to bring science-based visual content to and from an often overlooked and ignored…

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Started by Jarvis Sheffield, M.Ed
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The Protector's Ring (Jonah Blackstone, Book 1) by John Darr

Jonah Blackstone, half mortal, half grim reaper, must travel through the mortal and Afterworld to defeat the supernatural forces threatening his small southern town. An uncommon hero on an epic quest. Start the journey from the beginning this Halloween.     The Protector's Ring (Jonah Blackstone, Book 1) by John Darr https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OTYNKVE/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_6G8RDbSNN7RA9 via @amazon

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Started by Jarvis Sheffield, M.Ed
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Book Alert! Articulation Short Plays to Nourish the Mind and Soul by Cesi Davidson

ArticulationShort Plays to Nourish the Mind and Soul by Cesi Davidson “In these fanciful, often hilarious plays you will discover a fantastic variety of characters—familiar nursery-rhyme figures who work in a ninety-nine-cent store and bet on horses, bananas and radishes, who discuss their ill-fated destinies, birds who sing songs of unrequited love, time travelers who skip about from Caribbean present-day to slavery-era Virginia, bunnies who meet in support groups. “Many of the plays will…

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Started by Jarvis Sheffield, M.Ed
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Konkret Comics: The Beginning

Hu guys! With only # DAYS left on our kickstarter. I wanted to introduce you to the first collective release from Konkret Comics. Over the skies of Sapphire City, Demetri Price, known as Akolyte is a beacon of hope. Absolver, the Wraith of Vengeance prowls the gloomy streets of Caesar City. Odina Troussard, known simply as Odina, looks to escape her past in the bustling metropolis of Atlanta, GA. Justice calls Las Sombras- The City of Shadows, his earthly home. Konkret Comics brings you four…

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Started by Onaji Rouse
1 Reply · Reply by Nelo Maxwell Sep 19, 2019

Worlding 808: Game Design, Fantasy & SF Writing for Worlds in Which Many Worlds Fit July 15 – September 20, 2019 — 100% Online Course — Asynchronous

   Worlding 808: Game Design, Fantasy & SF Writing for Worlds in Which Many Worlds FitJuly 15 – September 20, 2019 — 100% Online Course — Asynchronous Instructor: Cody Lestelle @M4dpr0f on Twitch & Twittera.k.a. Jeruviel Stardust & the Mad ProfessorInstructor contact: agilexps@gmail.com or +1 (707) 684-2723Course website: https://worlding808.wordpress.com/Class forum: http://worlding808.forumotion.me/ Course description: Worlding 808 teaches advanced storytelling methods for effective creation…

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Started by Cody Lestelle in Comic Books & Characters, EDUCATION & LEARNING, and Science & Technology
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AfroFuturism Storybundle Launches

I recently had the pleasure of curating an AfroFuturism storybundle, and a lot of great authors agreed to participate: indie, small press and established. It has work from or edited by Andrea Hairston, Nisi Shawl, Ayize Jama-Everett, Ivor Hartmann, Bill Campbell, Edward Austin Hall, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Milton Davis and yours truly. Through the magic of anthologies, there’s also N.K. Jemisin, Nnedi Okorafor, Linda Addison, Victor LaValle, Tade Thompson, Charles Saunders, Jaymee Goh, Efe…

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Started by Tenea D. Johnson in IN THE NEWS
3 Replies · Reply by Tenea D. Johnson Oct 9, 2019

Collecting indie Black Age of Comics product

Since most comix collections are more mainstream, Asian and such my question is how indie Black could they be?  Indie Black Age publishers have been producing great product for decades but the Manga, Mainstream Mania cleary has control of the minds souls and monies of so many.....fans & folks of color.  But music collections and tastes are way more Black.  Cusine tastes and adventure are way more indie.  But it seems that when it ocmes to indie Black Age products almost any reason is applied to…

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Started by Turtel Onli
5 Replies · Reply by Turtel Onli Nov 9, 2019