Tag: NPR

This American Life’s Neil Drumming Talks Afrofuturism . . .

Click here to listen at This American Life.

The prologue features Neil taking Ira Glass to Amalgam Comics in Philly…

Listen to This American Life’s 8.18.17 Afrofuturism Episode

LINK: Episode 623: We Are in the Future

Octavia Butler: Writing Herself Into The Story

LINK: And eventually she did exactly that.

“The Forever Tree”: a black historical fantasy film

LINK: A Black Heroine Stops Playing Small

Marvel, Diversity And A Changing Comics Readership

LINK: Beyond The Pale (Male)

With This Publisher, Native American Superheroes Fly High

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Jon Proudstar created Tribal Force in 1996 — now, it’s being rebooted by Native Realities.
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Frederick Douglass On How Slave Owners Used Food As A Weapon Of Control #BlackHistoryMonth

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Chinese Grandmaster Hou Yifan Has Had It With Chess’ Sexist Shit

LINK: Chess Queen Throws A Game To Make A Very Public Point

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Savior: Cuba’s First Video Game

LINK: Created by Josuhe Pagliery and Johann Armenteros

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‘Prince Of Cats’ Melds Comics, Hip-Hop And Shakespeare

LINK: Ronald Wimberly’s Shakespearean street tale

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