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#FutureofBlackHistory: How Women in Pop are Carrying the Mantle of Afrofuturism
#FutureofBlackHistoryMonth is Here at Dark Matters!
Dark Matters is mixing it up a little bit this year for Black History Month. Today through February 29 we’re bringing you a daily moment (or movement) of Afrofuturism for your enjoyment and edification.
Every day at noon, we’ll be posting about that wondrous, futuristic phenomenon of the African Diaspora as expressed in music, lit, visual art, activism, scholarship, essays, film, and more. We’re talking Parliament, Ytasha Womack, Janelle Monáe, Octavia Butler, and of course, Sun Ra in all his shiny glory.
Let us know of any Afrofuturism tidbits you’d like to share!
Tor: Recasting ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ (Janelle Monae and Dulé Hill??)
How women in pop are carrying the mantle of Afrofuturism
Inside Afrofuturism: A Sonic Companion
Discussion on Afrofuturism and music is topic for this BFI special event.
Inside Afrofuturism: A Sonic Companion is a session that’s part of Inside Afrofuturism, a season of films exploring the world of Afrofuturism during the British Film Institute’s 3-month long program “Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder.” Check out music videos and tracks at the BFI’s website.
The cover of Parliament’s 1975 album Mothership Connection
6 Things You Should Know About Janelle Monáe
Afrofuturism takes flight: from Sun Ra to Janelle Monáe
Great piece about Afrofuturism. Thank you, Guardian.
King Britt, curator of MoMA’s Moondanda Afrofuturism event. Photograph: John Kaufman
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