Just finished my first novel - celebrated by uploading 40 paintings to Instagram!

Hi Everyone,

I recently finished my first novel, BRKRZ: Children of the New Dawn. It is a brash modern urban fantasy series that takes a fun but challenging look at what it means to create a 'black fantasy' in the 21st century.

This project has been in

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From the Caribbean or Caribbean Diaspora? Win funding for your pilot. Deadline May 29, 2016

Website: http://www.caribbeantales.ca/CTI/?page_id=3970

See the attached pdf for details.

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Book Reviews Needed For Newly Released Space Opera

Hi and good day,

Well, I’ve spent the best part of 3 years forging my first novel called The Black Guard: Quest For The Inviolable Man. It’s a military space opera that blends science and fantasy together and it’s currently available on amazon. It was

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Identified by 'Brainprints'

In the Future We’ll All Be Identified by Our 'Brainprints'

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Fantasy Author looking for reviewers for Siren's Call

I am currently looking for readers intereste

d in reviewing my book, Siren's Call (part 2 is available as well if requested. This book won the 2015 Readers Favorite Silver medal and I am excited to say the last book in the trilogy will come out this y

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CB’S POV: And The Winner Is… (“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”)

Have you ever been to a family reunion—someone else’s family—and somebody says, “You remember the time Pooky went to that place and did that thing?” and everyone else either laughs or shakes their head or crosses themselves and you’re the only one wh

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Nate Parker Launches New Film School at Historically Black Wiley College (Home of The Great Debaters)

BlackScience FictionSociety shared a link.

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Nate Parker Opens Film School at Historically Black Wiley College (Home of The Great Debaters)

The historically black Wiley College was the setting for a film in which h

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Rant On Ancient Africa. Please read and respond.

Okay, this has been on my mind for awhile and I don't think I've ever voiced my opinion on this but....

What's the deal with the glorification of Ancient Egypt in a lot of the black community?

There. I said it.

I don't get it, really, and I don't mean t

Started by Daquon in History In Perspective

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“GHOST BROTHERS” is set to premiere on Friday, April 15 at 10 EST, only on Destination America.

Black people engaging in anything related to horror or sci-fi usually doesn’t belong in the same sentence. Let’s face it, Blacks are rarely cast in scary movies or television shows, and if, so they are the first to die. Well, all that’s about to cha

Started by Administrator: Jarvis Sheffield in IN THE NEWS

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Ancient Egyptian Tombs With Eye-Popping Murals Discovered In Luxor

Archaeologists in Egypt say they've discovered not one, but two beautifully decorated ancient tombs near the historic city of Luxor.

The tombs, found earlier this month in the Sheikh Abd el-Qurna ('Tombs of the Nobles') archaeological site, are believ

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Horror Scholarships

Guide to Applying for HWA Scholarships

The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has established two $2500 Scholarships to assist in the professional development of our Members as horror writers:

The Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship,
and the Hor

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I Am the Black Community: Daily Steps For Improving the State of the Black Community

Revolutionist Diallo Kenyatta’s Daily Steps to improve the State of the Black Community:

1. Collectivize: Find like minded Africans in your area and pool your t

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That Old Black Magic

ESSAY: THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC

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THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC

Black writers write White. This is inevitable for those of us of the African Diaspora who unavoidably use the language of our historic captivity as though it were our mother tongue

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Dwayne McDuffie: 1962-2011

Dwayne McDuffie Comic book and television writer who has worked on Justice League Un-limited, Fantastic Four, Beyond!, and World War Hulk: Damage Control. Also created the Milestone characters which are currently being inserted into the mainstream

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Raising Dion by Dennis Liu - Comic Book Video Trailer

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Raising Dion by Dennis Liu - Comic Book Video Trailer

http://www.dennis-liu.com/

Comic Book Review

https://youtu.be/bKTnBrV0FSk

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The History of Black History Month!

The story of Black History Month begins in Chicago during the late summer of 1915.

An alumnus of the University of Chicago with many friends in the city, Carter G. Woodson traveled from Washington, D.C. to participate in a national celebration of

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Black History Month: 12 Facts About Jerry Lawson, Creator Of The Video Game Cartridge

By Kevin L. Clark, Tech Times | February 23, 5:08 PM

This Day In Black Tech History: Meet Jerry Lawson

Thank Gerald "Jerry" Anderson Lawson for inventing the first home game console that took interchangeabl

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Retired Officer Builds Human-like Robot from Appliances

Source: http://www.afro.com/sections/news/afro_briefs/story.htm?storyid=78143

As a boy, Mark Haygood disassembled and attempted to rebuild his mother’s household gadgets, including radio

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Octavia Butler Essay Collection

Octavia Butler essay collection

full name / name of organization:

Martin Japtok and Rafiki Jenkins

contact email:

mjaptok@palomar.edu; jjenkins@palomar.edu

We invite essays on any aspect of Octavia Butler’s multi-faceted work, from her continued explora

Started by Kat in Contests, Competitions & Submissions

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Is'nana The Were-Spider

Hey, guys! Just wanted to post a link for the Kickstarter for my first comic book, Is'nana the Were-Spider! For just $5, you can get the PDF digital copy of the comic and $10 gets you the print. And of course there are other goodies for higher tier p

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