The health crisis in America and other developed Western societies is an epidemic disaster that continues to grow deadlier with each passing year. We have more diseases than we have ever had in all of human history. Millions of people are doomed to a
This new song seems to be causing some interesting conversations about race.
What do you think?
To the man who waited on me
At the Starbucks down on Main
I hope you understand
When I put on that t-shirt
The only thing I meant to say
Is I’m a Skynyr
I wanted to share this with my friends here in the Black Science Fiction Society a copy of my ebook. I hope you enjoy it. The only payment required is your "honest" comments. All boats shall rise as we promote Speculative Fiction among Black folks.
Is there a group of people on here who are into space travel for real and not just writing about it.
I am talking about figuring a way to getting it done on a small scale independent.
Read more…Hey guys! As some of you may know, we just released our digital comics to Amazon.com and right now "Epitaph: Beginning of the End" is free until tomorrow! So grab em up! The link is right here: http://www.amazon.com/Epitaph-Beginning-End-ebook/dp/B00
Read more…Hollywood Black Film Festival Announces PROJECT STARGAZER
in Partnership with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
The Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center’s recently announced partnership has spawned its first
So here is the second of two reviews of the ebook anthology I am in. You can still donate $8.01 for the Octavia E. Butler Scholarship (let 'em know you are a member of the BSFS so that they know that we support PoC in the SF field!) and receive your
If you were unable to access the second part of the "Blacks in Wonderland" post on my website, this link might help:
http://www.reindeermotel.com/CHARLES/charles_blog64_blacksin2.html"
If this doesn't work, I'll try something else.
Thanks for your pa
Read more…Here's a short discussion I thought y'all might find interesting :)
We are compiling a list of "Fave Raves" and "Yah Boos" for inclusion in our Guide To Self-Publishing Services.
An informal list of your favourite self-pub services and the ones that ma
Read more…Ragazine.CC is sponsoring a contest for best speculative fiction story written by a person of color in 2013. Final judge is Sheree Renee Thomas, editor of Dark Matter and a well-known science fiction writer. Full contest details including entry fee a
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Read more…Since that initial article there has been considerable hubbub in 1700 Broadway. And I’m now being told by sources that, as a result of the
Hello everyone! I am the author of the Marvelous World series and on March 10th I made my second trip to speak at the Harvard Graduate School of Education for Professor Fernando Reimers' Masters Class. It was an amazing experience to tell such a high
Read more…Film historians consider 1939 the greatest year in motion history; to date, there has never been a year when so many notable films were released: Stagecoach, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Dark Victory, Of Mice and Men, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington—and that’s j
On my website, I've just posted a revival of an article of mine that was first published in "American Visions" magazine back in 1987. The title was "Blacks in Wonderland," and it was a look at the situation of blacks in the sf/fantasy genres at that
Read more…-Do you ever have a feeling that being a person of color affects what you write?(I do)
Say if you wanted to write a story on greek mythology set in ancient greece,and most of the cast is greek,but you're not greek (or white) ,how would that work?
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Hey Fam,
Keith Adkins only has eight days left to help raise the funds to film the next episode of his impressive
Read more…On my local black radio I heard a ad for a scifi stage called future reality coming to NYC but every time I google the name I get no hits for the play has anyone from another state heard of it and where can I get theater and show times.
Read more…Check out Vertex Volume One for a free downloadable resource: Art by Papercut
It covers Sculpting, Color Theory, and Texturing and even how to set you up as a successful Freelancer and has articles by professionals.
Read more…Hey, all!
We’ve started off Round Two of our campaign with $55.00 donated so far. Let’s try to get to $300.00 by the end of the week! Everyone who donates at least $15.00 by Friday, March 22 will get this piece as a FREE screen saver and printable
As usual, Cartoon Network establishes an excellently written superhero series both adults and children can enjoy. In this case, the young heroes are not only allowed to experience real pain and emotions of growing up, but to actually 'grow up' phy
