Michael B Jordan: "We don't have any Black mythology or Folklore"

[OneManGang]

A lot of nonsense in this thread, but you took me back with this one. I gotta find this book again and reread. I remember it being really good as a kid

 

[phcitywarrior]

If we're talking contemporary folklore and mythology, check out this sister right here. Nigerian-American novelist. She studied African Mythology in Brazil while at Havard. Recently wrote a well received fantasy book.

Tomi Adeyemi - Wikipedia

 

[Pit Bull]

Most African Americans are clueless about their history and culture. Older generations don't pass shyt down either.

 

[Pit Bull]

I swear besides white supremacy these clueless nikkas is the reason people all over the world think African Americans have no culture. Just ignant all out in fukkin public.

 

[315]

Some of my faves:
The Conjure Woman: The conjure woman : Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

The People Could Fly (1985) - or anything by Mrs. Hamilton: Internet Archive Search: creator:"Virginia Hamilton"

The Knee High Man:
The knee-high man : Miller, William, 1959- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Of course, Ms. Hurston (Zora): https://archive.org/search.php?query=zora neale


I can go on and on... but won't.

Off the top of my head there's

• Stagger Lee
• Brer rabbit
• Boo haggy
• John Henry
• The Signifying monkey
• high john the conqueror
• Big liz
• Flying fool

Read like all of these growing up as well as Anansi the spider. Some were introduced to us by the white librarian in my elementary school.
Surprised by some of the responses in here

 

[Dwayne_Taylor]

If he means black, as in african americans specifically then i would agree. We have very little folklore originating here. And thats good because our experience here shouldn't define us. And i dont know any african stories that AAs know casually.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

If he means black, as in african americans specifically then i would agree. We have very little folklore originating here.

you were given numerous examples in this thread

And thats good because our experience here shouldn't define us.

And i dont know any african stories that AAs know casually.

aframs have specific AfricanAMERICAN folklore + folklore based around/rooted in older african based ones

The Trickster in African American Literature, Freedom's Story, TeacherServe®, National Humanities Center

African Roots/American Cultures

Loopholes and Retreats

 

[Pit Bull]

you were given numerous examples in this thread

aframs have specific AfricanAMERICAN folklore + folklore based around/rooted in older african based ones

The Trickster in African American Literature, Freedom's Story, TeacherServe®, National Humanities Center

African Roots/American Cultures

Loopholes and Retreats

What's wrong with us, cuzzo

 

[UserNameless]

The best black mythology story ever told about a black man... he beat the machine...

POWERFUL .

 

[Cadillac]

If we're talking contemporary folklore and mythology, check out this sister right here. Nigerian-American novelist. She studied African Mythology in Brazil while at Havard. Recently wrote a well received fantasy book.

Tomi Adeyemi - Wikipedia

theres been recently alot of prominent Black women novelist that are getting high reception in fantasy novels.


N. K. Jemisin - Wikipedia

her novel The Fifth Season and its series is well recieved and getting popular.

 

[TEH]

Hollywood loves a dumb negro

 

[Francium]

"Michael B. Jordan is turning new fantasy epic Black Leopard, Red Wolf into a movie"


https://news.avclub.com/michael-b-jordan-is-turning-new-fantasy-epic-black-leo-1832428381