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
So sometime this past Sept, I had this exchange about Idris Elba playing a Norse god in the upcoming Marvel movie Thor from a trailer posted on Youtube.
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I'm looking for a science fiction/fantasy book in the Harry Potter/Louis Proof mold, featuring a black heroine that is suitable for a nine year old girl. If anyone here has written such a book or knows of a title, please let me know. Thank you.
Hey everyone!
I just wanted to know if there were any good black scifi events or stores in Los Angeles. I've noticed that there are quite a few on the east coast but I don't really know of any on the west coast events.
Feel me in :)
Much appreciated
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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
I was listening to Gnarls Barkley (Cee Lo Green & DangerMouse) this morning and viewed a couple of their videos - really creative spec type stuff. I've noticed that most of the collaborations in which DangerMouse has been involved almost always have So, I know there are tons of book authors on this site----
Any screenwriters?
Where you at? lol
Just curious lol
-Jan
Read more…Just read Nnedi's post on Facebook. She said a Nigerian priest emailed her stating that she was going to hell for writing about witchcraft in her book. For a religious leader to transmit such despicable, regressive nonsense is absolutely appalling.
Read more…So far I only encountered the kind of black science fiction that focus almost too much on the black rather than the science fiction. It's like a lot of black writers can't get over the SHEER IMPROBABILITY of an extent character and story that broaden
Read more…Binyavanga Wainaina
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,
Read more…I never thought about it, but yes! As the following article points out, Earth is no longer the only environment humans are inhabiting!
Here's a trailer to the latest upcoming alien invasion movie. It looks good!
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…To split the cost of a booth at Seattle's 2011 Crypticon? Here is the link to the site I went last year and I was also at ZomBcon last weekend and I was the only black author at both events =(
http://www.crypticonseattle.com/index.html
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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…i didn't know if this was the best place to post this, so here goes:
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