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Study Survey about Black Speculative Fiction (&Afrofuturism)
hello each and everyone,
I'm a French student hopefully graduating in social anthropology this year. The topic that I choosed to write my thesis about is Afrofuturism and Black speculative fiction as social phenomenons giving a specific perspective on
Read more…First Look at Sports Series ‘City of Hoops’
Sports is a fertile but underdeveloped genre for entertainment, something that the animated series City of Hoops is looking to rectify.
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Creative Output
As a creator, even when we are not in the act of creating our art form, we are forever doing so mentally. But on the real, if you could measure the output of your potential in terms of a percentage, what would yours be? Eg, I've written and published
Read more…Niggas Vs. Blacks - The Great Debate
The Discussion Title is a misnomer on purpose . The reason I made this controversial Discussion topic is because lately I have pondered something; have African Americans inadvertently publicized a divide in the Black community based on class ?
I say
Read more…"You Think You Are Better Than Me..."
"YES... I do as a matter of fact and here is why!"
How many times has someone very insecure spoke these words to you as you uplifted yourself or bettered yourself with education or other levels of raising your living standards?
It could be Haters from
Read more…Blacker than Black
Blackest is the new black: Scientists have developed a material so dark that you can't see it...
... but you'll have a long wait for the ultimate cocktail dress
Sunday, 13 July 2014
Puritans, Goths, avant-garde artists, hell-raising poets an
Our concepts,our control.'' NEXT ONE UP. ''
Say '' mines '' is garbage.Okay,do better.And you won't ever please everyone.But if its ours, totally.'' You control it.Who is '' the lead,'' etc.They do.'' DC,Marvel,,.'' Some,didn't like '' hip hop,Ray Charles,Maya,Jarvis,Little Richard,James Brown
Read more…New Fiction by Octavia Butler
Curators at the Huntington Library in California, where Octavia Butler's papers are housed, have discovered two previously unpublished stories which are being released this week in digital format.
Octavia Butler Fans Psyched Over 2 New Science Fictio
Imperial Troops Have Entered The Base... Imperial troops Have Entered The Base... Skkktt...
The in-laws have arrived so Africa has officially invaded my household!
All the secrets that my wife has been keeping from me are spilling out... She was sent here to find the realest brotha in America and spy on him so it's a good thing I don't talk
Read more…Turn Up... I Woke Up In the Millennium Falcon!
How long has it been since we had one of these moments?
The original internet rap creator returns to drop more of that good stuff you have been missing in your life!
See if you can find all the innuendos and whatnot...
Some say that the universe starte
Read more…"My new religion of Shaftism"by Fred Hassan Powell
Why not?Shaft was capable of being good or evil.Shaft is proactive and reactive.Shaft knows the difference between cool people and shitty people.Shaft serves his conscious.Shaft uses methods to produce miracles.Although Shaft is a fictional character
CB'S POV: Canon Fodder (“X-Men: Days of Future Past”)
It always amuses me when fan/superfans of comics decry the “changes” made when translating comics to the screen. You’d think they remade The Ten Commandments and when Moses comes down from the mountain, instead of carrying stone tablets he’s carrying
Memorial Day Has African American Roots!
Memorial Day Has African American Roots; First One Was Conducted By Former Slaves
by Kwik
Photo from: http://thegrio.com/2013/05/27/the-african-american-roots-and-civil-war-origins-of-memorial-day/
Seems like giving black folks credit for anythin
Read more…Mansa Musa: "C.R.E.A.M. Cash Rules Everything Around Me... Dollar Dollar Bill Yaw'll!"
Ancient African king the richest man of all time...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/17/mansa-musa-worlds-richest-man-all-time_n_1973840.html
Read more…"The LeBrons" - EPISODE 1
Really excited to share the news about my new animated show "The LeBrons", coming soon... http://bit.ly/thelebrons
Read more…Lupita Nyong'o in Star Wars!
Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o and Game of Thrones actress Gwendoline Christie have joined the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII in unspecified roles, Disney and Lucasfilm announced this morning.
“I could not be more excited about Lupita and Gwendoline join
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