Someone educate me on Afro futurism.

[Sankofa Alwayz]

here's a great starting point. i have the book, and the author does delve deep into all the lenses that make up afrofuturism. from here you can explore and find your own understanding of afrofuturism.

I have this book as well

 

[shopthatwrecks]

Sun Ra
George Clinton

the lyrics to how do you view yew

n the shyt he was sayin on outkast synthesizer...

predates pimp c hoein on the web veres...

cyber sexy wendy web walkin in the nude... said shell lapdance in ya laptop while ya laptop is in ya lap...

 

[Unknown Poster]

All In The Family Records

Support Black Electronic Music and Afrofuturism

 

[Sankofa Alwayz]

All In The Family Records

Support Black Electronic Music and Afrofuturism

We got a residential AfroFuturist music artist amongst the Coli family

 

[CEO of Morgan Industries]

Octavia Butler is the first person I think about when I hear the term Afro-futurism. You should look into her work.

Just read Parable of the Sower. It's great.

 

[Elle Seven]

 

[Sankofa Alwayz]

The artwork tho The first one is literally my phone’s lock screen

I especially love this one because it reminds me of Sandra Bland

 

[Counter Racist Male]

Thank you

 

[Unknown Poster]

Bump

 

[Grizzly]

I've been looking for some new reading material. Which author is holding it down in the Afro futurism lane right now?

 

[White City Black]

I appreciate this thread. For some reason Afrofuturism has popped up on my radar recently. I’ve been familiar with different aspects of it throughout the years, but never really delved into the movement as a whole.

 

[JustDoTheWork]

I've been looking for some new reading material. Which author is holding it down in the Afro futurism lane right now?

the one that comes to mind is N.K. Jemisin; I believe she won a Hugo award, which is the top prize in sci-fi literature

 

[MischievousMonkey]

Got my author's mixed up, the book I was refering to is the Parable of the Sower By Octavia Butler which is an afro dystopian novel. I did download children of Blood and Bone though.


Parable of the sower synopsis


Set in the 2020s where society has largely collapsed due to climate change, growing wealth inequality, and corporate greed, Parable of the Sower centers on a young woman named Lauren Oya Olamina who possesses what Butler dubbed hyperempathy or "sharing" – the ability to feel pain and other sensations she witnesses

That synopsis sounds fire, I'll read it. Thanks

 

[Neuromancer]

Look up Samuel R. Delaney. Much better writer than Octavia Butler.​

Basically, afro-futurism is a 'What if......' describing what the future of human civilization would be like if Black people were the orchestrators rather than just participants.​

Chip is a fukking Gem.

 

[MischievousMonkey]

the one that comes to mind is N.K. Jemisin; I believe she won a Hugo award, which is the top prize in sci-fi literature

Yeah, this is one of the name I often see referenced when it comes to "black" sci-fi. I'm not sure if having black characters in a sci-fi setting is enough for it to be considered afro-futurism though.

I tried to get into her book, but it was too sus for me straight from the jump. Maybe I'll give it another chance one day