Someone educate me on Afro futurism.

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

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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.
 

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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
 

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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
 
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