Lately there’s been a lot of talk surrounding the depiction of African-Americans in Hollywood films
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12 Dozen (No Cost) Places To Educate Yourself Online
12 Dozen "No Cost" Places To Educate Yourself Online
All education is self-education. Period. It doesn’t matter if you’re sitting in a college classroom or a coffee shop. We don’t learn anything we don’t want to learn.
Those people who take t
Read more…You're an Alien?!?
How would you react? What would you do if you discovered that a relative or a close friend was actually an alien from another planet?
Read more…If Anyone Asks... I Was Here All Day!
I just got back from the planet Paradyme of The Four Worlds systems and I am in desperate need of an alibi!
I assassinated the prime minister who really really had it coming... I mean all that corruption balled into one conniving scheming individual h
Read more…Ebony Power 100
I just bought the latest issue of Ebony magazine with Chiwetel Ejiofor on the cover... Forrest Whitaker is on the alternate cover where both discuss the topic "How Black Men Took Over Hollywood" due to the buzz created by movies like The Butler and 1
Read more…Robot And Frank - How long do you think is will be before this is reality?
I recently caught this movie on Netflix.It was actually entertaining.
How long do you think is will be before this is reality?
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Almost Human
Is anyone else watching Almost Human starring Michael Ealy? So far, I'm impressed. The production values are very high and Ealy gets the best lines. His costar, Karl Urban plays the standard 'troubled, loner cop' but Ealy is the true focus.
Read more…Black SF Symposiom "Astro-Blackness" & some Pro Magazine First/Beta (Slushpile) Readers wanted!
Anyone in the Southern Cali Region Feb 12-13th, 2014 should try to attend:
"Astro-Blackness: Remaking and Remixing Black Identity"
http://jhameia.tumblr.com/post/71988046187/astro-blackness-remaking-and-re-mixing-black-identity
First/Beta readers are wa
Read more…Speculative fiction that shaped your world view
Hello BSFS Family.
In the midst of working on my first metaphysical fantasy novel ( My first novel period) and I attempted to look back on what novels have changed my thinking and world view the way I hope to with my own work. I came up with Empire S
Read more…Famed Black Artist Mshindo Kidnapped By Racist Aliens... Black Super Movement In Jeopardy!
A mothership playing George Clinton music beamed up Master Artist Mshindo (Mystic Dark) placing future black projects on hiatus!
No ransom notices were given as the aliens claimed to be attempting to stop black super heroes from flourishing by removi
Read more…Black Heroine Espionage Novels
Not sure if we do female spy stories here, but I dont' come across many with black female heroines in the espionage genre so thought I'd throw mine out there. It's been out since this summer, I believe.
It's called the Sapphire Chronicles, which is w
Read more…VOTE FOR WILLIAM'S BOOK CONCEPTION IN THIS CONTEST!
LET'S SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR OUR FELLOW BSFS MEMBER AND RADIO HOST WILLIAM HAYASHI AND HIS BOOK "CONCEPTION"!
VOTE HERE:
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Read more…What do you Listen to when you write?
I've mentioned this before and I wanted to know (For those who do listen to music when they write). What sparks your creative juices and takes your mind to that place made of dreams?
For me It's good Hip-Hop and J-Pop.
Read more…Merry Christmas from Ronald T. Jones and his shadow associate the Vindicator!
Sometimes we are at the same place at the same time, but oddly enough, no one notices.
Read more…Marvel's Storm fan film starring Maya Glick get's made!
I just want to say yay!
Maya Glick's fan film "Rain" gets funded.
http://legendarium.mymiddleearth.com/2013/12/06/interview-with-maya-glick-rain-gets-funded/
Read more…X-mas Rhapsody!
SEE... This is what happens when you don't have full time moderators on staff! Lol
The Grinch: "Yo, yo, yo it's your boy The Grinch coming to you live from Southside, Whoville representing to the fullest! I got my peeps up in here with me and we about
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