Like many of you here, I love writing science fiction because it gives me the freedom to include actual historical accounts although written from a different ethnic and cultural perspective. Imagine if the Apache or the Cherokee produced “How The Wes
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Just read about the only confirmed black man who died on the Titanic. His name was Joseph Laroche.His surviving daughter was Louisse Laroche. Oh and he paid for his tickets....
Little-Known Black History Fact: Madame Ophelia Devore Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010, 5:33 am
By: Erica Taylor, The Tom Joyner Morning Show
Model and designer Madame Emma Ophelia Devore helped establish America's first modeling agency for women
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Here's a trailer to the latest upcoming alien invasion movie. It looks good!
Announcing The Black Fantastic Anthology --
Tales of Space, Romance and Weirdness on the black hand side
Submissions open November 15, 2010 thru May 30, 2011.
READING PERIOD begins on November 15, 2010. Please do not submit your stories before then.
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http://www.granta.com/Magazine/92/How-to-Write-about-Africa/Page-1
This article, originally published in Granta 92, inspired a follow-up series as part of our latest issue, Granta 112: Pakistan. Read How to Write About Pakistan now,
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any interest in this genre. any one who writes it? whose your favorite writer in this genre? do you consider steampunk weird fiction?
Read more…Zombies could benefit from an image consultant. They’re dead like vampires and eat raw meat like werewolves but don’t have their sex appeal. And if vampirism represents sexuality (or STDs—spread through intimate contact and you’re either a carrier or
EVERY NOW AND THEN WE GET INFORMATION ON CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS. REGARDLESS AS TO WHETHER THE PUBLISHER IS SEEKING SCI-FI, FANTASY, DRAMA, EROTICA, NON-FICTION OR WHATEVER ELSE IS OUT THERE, THIS IS THE PLACE TO LET YOUR FELLOW BSFS MEMBERS KNOW THAT
Read more…After watching Vampire Diaries, Smallville, Supernatural and of course True Blood, a brother couldn't help but to wonder where in the hell are the black supernatural beings on television? Thank God for the internet because Hollywood is definitely fre
Read more…Hey Guys, I am looking for someone to share a booth with me at the Seattle Crypticon Convention which will be held the Memorial weekend of May 27-29. Last year there were no black authors there and for next year I am the only one schl'd =/
I am also
Read more…the following is an old story.it's good to go into the fourth kind already knowing this story.and to the writers out there as much as stress reading and knowing The Age of Fable by one Thomas Bulfinchi think this story is equally important.now with t
Read more…Hey Fam: Are ya'll hip to this yet?
http://www.audible.com/t1/amazon?source%5Fcode=AMZGC901ZWS110310
Read more…This is more out of curiousity than anything else.
Since Barnes & Noble began publishing ebooks, I have noticed that my sells are actually higher for the Nook reader than the Kindle. Has anyone else experienced better sells with their ebooks for the
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