Someone educate me on Afro futurism.

[Counter Racist Male]

I know a little bit about sunRa Oh I don’t listen to his music. Of course this parliament and George Clinton. Help me out on the subject

 

[Grizzly]

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

 

[Counter Racist Male]

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

I’ll check her out.

 

[Counter Racist Male]

Who else here is a fan of Afro futurism? Can you please give me a nice rundown?

 

[qwer]

Who else here is a fan of Afro futurism? Can you please give me a nice rundown?

I can see Afro-futurism as many things a religion a philosophy, music, art, a hope that one day that Africans in general will be equal, etc

 

[Dad]

What specific info are you looking for? It’s broad

 

[Yo Mama]

Basically Sci-fi which is afrocentric or not too white identified.

As @Grizzly said Octavia Butler is great.

Ran across my old hardcopies of exogenesis when quarantine began and reread them.

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

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.​

 

[tuckgod]

Sun Ra
George Clinton
Octavia Butler
Alice Coltrane
Nancy Farmer
Erykah Badu
Solange
NK Jemisin
Shabazz Palaces

 

[JustDoTheWork]

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.

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Sho nuff from the last dragon.

 

[JustDoTheWork]

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 don't know why the link isn't showing smh.

Ytasha L Womack
Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2013

that's the book

 

[Counter Racist Male]

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.​

Thanks. I always thought of it in terms of music like Sun Ra.

 

[Counter Racist Male]

I don't know why the link isn't showing smh.

Ytasha L Womack
Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2013

that's the book

I will definitely check this out.

 

[Caca-faat]

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

Just downloaded children of blood and bone