Tag: Afrofuturism

Afrofuturist Artists Craft A Virtual World For Women Of Color

Check it out at The Huffington Post.

THIS IS BEYOND BOMB.
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#BSAM (Black Speculative Arts Movement) is in Philly Today and Tomorrow! Schedule Below…

 

We Can’t Wait to See You There!

 

**** OFFICIAL SCHEDULE ****

Friday, November 11, 2016bsamphilly2016
BSAM Philly Book/Art Signings at Amalgam Comics!
BSAM and CHILL w/ Black Tribbles

Saturday, November 12, 2016
#BSAMphilly2016, GLADFELTER HALL, Temple University
AFA 6th Annual Charity & Costume Ball/ Community Futures Lab
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BSAM Convention

Saturday, Nov12, 2016
10:00am-5:00pm

10:00am-5:00pm MECCAcon International Film Festival moderated by Ka’ramuu Kush

10:00am-11:00am BOOK READING/SIGNING w/ Sheree Renee Thomas
10:00am-11:00am THE ART OF STORYTELLING workshop w/ N.. Steven Harris

11:15pm-12:15pm BLACK SPECULATIVE ART MOVEMENT panel w/ Dr. Amber Johnson, Dr. Reynaldo Johnson, Dr. Toniesha L. Taylor, Quentin VerCetty. Moderated by Chevy Eugene
11:15pm-12:15pm BLACK QUANTUM REALISM w/ Rasheedah Phillips & Damion Scott

12:30pm-1:30pm CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT 101 w/ Shawn Alleyne
12:30pm-1:30pm BLACK ART & COMMUNITY w/ Danny Simmons

1:45pm-2:45pm HIP HOP & ARTIVISM w/ Moor Mother, Sole Rebel, Andre Leroy Davis, Danny Simmons
1:45pm-2:45pm THE TRUE STORY OF THE NAT TURNER REBELLION 1831 w/ Michael Imhotep/ African History                            Network

3:00pm-4:00pm Afrofuturism 2.0: THE NEXT WAVE w/ Dr Reynaldo Anderson, Dr Tonja Lawrence, Dr Lonny J Avi                            Brooks, Dr. David Deluliis. Moderated by Quentin VerCetty
3:00pm-4:00pm AFRICAN SPIRITUALITY in the FUTURE w/ Darasia Selby-Adebesi

4:15pm-5:00pm OUR VOICES, OUR IMAGINATION w/ Shawn Alleyne, Stacey Robinson, Tim Fielder, N Steven                                Harris, and Maurice Waters.
4:15pm-5:00pm AFRICOLOGY w/ Dr Zizwe Poe, JP Craig, Marquice Jacobs, Ama Mazama

MECCAcon INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, w/ QnA, moderated by Ka’ramuu Kush ::

10:45am ONLY LIGHT, Evita Castine; 13 mins
11:30am THE SUMMER OF GODS, Eliciana Nascimento; 20 mins
12:15pm LOUISIANA 1961, Bobby Huntley; 13 mins
1:15pm TIM FIELDER: BLK COMICS WORKSHOP & TEDx TALK
2:00pm WOMAN OUTSIDE, starring Yolonda Ross; 20 mins
2:45pm BLACK CARD, Tony Patrick/Pete Chatmon; 14 mins
3:45pm AND THEN, Ka’ramuu Kush; 30 mins

—–

Our BSAM events will be fully covered by:

* Black Tribbles
* Dark Matters/ Erica Freeman
* Taji Mag/ Nay Marie
* Chevy Eugene & Quentin VerCetty/ BSAM: Canada

For full details on our event, check out the following links:
http://BSAMphilly2016.eventbrite.com
https://blackspeculativeartsmovement.wordpress.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/1614789775501626/
https://www.facebook.com/blackspeculativeartsmovement
http://MECCAcon.wordpress.com

**** OFFICIAL SCHEDULE ****

Friday, November 11, 2016
BSAM Philly Book/Art Signings at Amalgam Comics!
BSAM and CHILL w/ Black Tribbles

Saturday, November 12, 2016
#BSAMphilly2016, GLADFELTER HALL, Temple University
AFA 6th Annual Charity & Costume Ball/ Community Futures Lab
______

BSAM Convention
Saturday, Nov12, 2016
10:00am-5:00pm

10:00am-5:00pm MECCAcon International Film Festival moderated by Ka’ramuu Kush

10:00am-11:00am BOOK READING/SIGNING w/ Sheree Renee Thomas
10:00am-11:00am THE ART OF STORYTELLING workshop w/ N Steven Harris

11:15pm-12:15pm BLACK SPECULATIVE ART MOVEMENT panel w/ Dr Amber Johnson, Dr Reynaldo Johnson, Dr                             Toniesha L. Taylor, Quentin VerCetty. Moderated by Chevy Eugene
11:15pm-12:15pm BLACK QUANTUM REALISM w/ Rasheedah Phillips & Damion Scott

12:30pm-1:30pm CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT 101 w/ Shawn Alleyne
12:30pm-1:30pm BLACK ART & COMMUNITY w/ Danny Simmons

1:45pm-2:45pm HIP HOP & ARTIVISM w/ Moor Mother, Sole Rebel, Andre Leroy Davis, Danny Simmons
1:45pm-2:45pm THE TRUE STORY OF THE NAT TURNER REBELLION 1831 w/ Michael Imhotep/ African History                            Network

3:00pm-4:00pm Afrofuturism 2.0: THE NEXT WAVE w/ Dr. Reynaldo Anderson, Dr. Tonja Lawrence, Dr. Lonny J.                              Avi Brooks, Dr. David Deluliis. Moderated by Quentin VerCetty
3:00pm-4:00pm AFRICAN SPIRITUALITY in the FUTURE w/ Darasia Selby-Adebesi

4:15pm-5:00pm OUR VOICES, OUR IMAGINATION w/ Shawn Alleyne, Stacey Robinson, Tim Fielder, N. Steven                              Harris, and Maurice Waters.
4:15pm-5:00pm AFRICOLOGY w/ Dr. Zizwe Poe, JP Craig, Marquice Jacobs, Ama Mazama

MECCAcon INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, w/ Q&A, moderated by Ka’ramuu Kush ::

10:45am ONLY LIGHT, Evita Castine; 13 mins
11:30am THE SUMMER OF GODS, Eliciana Nascimento; 20 mins
12:15pm LOUISIANA 1961, Bobby Huntley; 13 mins
1:15pm TIM FIELDER: BLK COMICS WORKSHOP & TEDx TALK
2:00pm WOMAN OUTSIDE, starring Yolonda Ross; 20 mins
2:45pm BLACK CARD, Tony Patrick/Pete Chatmon; 14 mins
3:45pm AND THEN, Ka’ramuu Kush; 30 mins

—–

Our BSAM events will be fully covered by:

* Black Tribbles
* Dark Matters/ Erica Freeman
* Taji Mag/ Nay Marie
* Chevy Eugene & Quentin VerCetty/ BSAM: Canada

For full details on our event, check out the following links:
http://BSAMphilly2016.eventbrite.com
https://blackspeculativeartsmovement.wordpress.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/1614789775501626/
https://www.facebook.com/blackspeculativeartsmovement
http://MECCAcon.wordpress.com

——–

Contact: Co-founder Maia Crown Williams at
BSAMstaff@gmail.com, 313-451-0297.

What Sun Ra’s Poetry Can Teach Us About Afrofuturism

LINK: The quest for a “better day”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVhfDv6B_G4

The Dopest Afrofuturist Looks at Afropunk 2016

LINK: 12th edition of Afropunk at Brooklyn’s Commodore Barry Park

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Wanuri Kahiu: Science fiction has ancient roots in Africa

LINK: Why shouldn’t it also have a future there?

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The Activist Afrofuturism of Philadelphia’s Rasheedah Phillips

LINK: Utilizing Afrofuturism practices by creating the Community Futures Lab

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The Futurist Art of Saya Woolfalk

LINK: Challenging Ideas of Race and Cultural Boundaries

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Afrofuturist Museum Mines Artifacts from the Future

LINK: Salome Asega and Ayodamola Tanimowo Okunseinde’s Iyapo Repository

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Afrofuturism mixes sci-fi and social justice

Janelle Monáe: Harriet Tubman’s legacy as Afrofuturism

LINK: ‘s “Many Moons” conveys navigation of the Underground Railroad as time travel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHgbzNHVg0c