Month: March 2015

Whitewashing of Characters in Books Negatively Impacted Black Readers Seeking Alternatives

Read Yanique Dawkins’ reflections in Atlanta Blackstar’s column “b.l.e.r.d.s.”

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Check out the Kickstarter Campaign for ‘Bloodline: The Animated Series’!

This video game and animated series project looks pretty great.

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Educational Video Game Simulating US Slave Experience Leaves Many Divided

Read about Mission US: Flight to Freedom at Atlanta Blackstar’s “blerds.”

Other games in the series: Mission US: For Crown or Colony?, Mission US: A Cheyenne Odyssey, and Mission US: City of Immigrants.

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Arab Sci-Fi: The Future Is Here

Western & Arab commentators have bemoaned its absence

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‘Jinn’ Is Finally Summoned onto DVD This April

Remember Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad’s Jinn?

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Vote ‘Best’ in 35 categories for the 2015 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards!

This looks like A LOT of fun. We love giving our opinions!

“Honoring the best in classic horror research, creativity, and film preservation.”

This year’s awards are dedicated to Oscar-winning SFX artist Dick Smith and legendary actor Leonard Nimoy.

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Kazuo Ishiguro thinks his fantasy novel is not a fantasy novel

Are we bothered?

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Adi Shankar: What needs to happen for a Dredd sequel

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Black Nerd Problems’ Top 5 Dead Or Alive: (Naruto) Hinata Hyuga

Read Omar Holmon’s breakdown here…

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Eat Your Veggies! Even The Ones From Fukushima

CsTolen A being used to block dangerous chemical absorption in soil.

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