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#afrofuturism

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Stephen Elliott~Buckley

And they took that technology to remove all the #landmines in the country. And also use that technology to sell to the rest of the world. What would happen. And the students themselves created Wakanda practically. Grade 8 students. Not gifted kids. Literally a cross-section of the grade 8s coming into the school.

Makes you think #afrofuturism is merely an inevitability.

(And the nature of what educators think #gifted means, and what we didn't know about #neurospiciness then, and and and)

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Stephen Elliott~Buckley

instagram.com/reel/DHeRMHkSE28

Colonialism is always genocide.

What's wrong with the last, say 700 years of European culture that we were so intimidated by Africa, Abya Yala and Turtle Island?

I think this is part of why #Wakanda and #Afrofuturism is suuuuuper threatening to so many people.

We should be threatened, because our entitlement mindset came from genocide. Still does.

We have to get over being triggered by #WakandaForever!

#cdnpoli #canada #mexico #fascism #antifa #elbowsup

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ShawnT 🐀

Last night I watched "The Brother From Another Planet" (1984) for the first time, and it is pure poetry. The main character is a mute alien who crash lands in NYC and finds his way to Harlem. I can't exactly call it Afrofuturist because it's clearly set in the Harlem of the 80's, but it hits on multiple parallel levels.

#movies#afrofuturism
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Hotspur🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦

Musical Interlude: Jake Blount's recent CD is a fascinating concept album about the religious practices of a group of Black climate refugees after a series of future environmental disasters. Yup, this is Afrofuturist music, although not utopian. Blount is a great performer; I've seen him live a number of times.

"Didn't It Rain," performed by Jake Blount.

youtube.com/watch?v=fbFwHDx3wX

YouTubeJake Blount - "Didn't It Rain" (Official Music Video)By Smithsonian Folkways
#MusicalInterlude#JakeBlount#FolkRock
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Journeys In Film

It's been an inspiring week at SXSW EDU meeting talented, passionate, creative people who are raising the game for education. We were impressed with so many people and organizations we connected with. Today we want to shout out Building Utopia and their Afrofuturism-inspired speculative design toolkit. They promote imagining radical futures through design -- and we are here for it! Check them out at buildingutopiadeck.com/.

Hershawna Frison, a Black American woman in a bright yellow sweater with a SXSW EDU lanyard around her neck, sits outdoors at a blue table. She is smiling, and holding up a silver card from Building Utopia. At the top of the image, text says, "Shoutout to Building Utopia". At the bottom, there is the Journeys in Film logo.
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#SWSWEDU#SXSWEDU2025#SXSW
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Solarpunk Presents Podcast

7.2: Ariel & Christina Discuss: Why Must Utopia Be Cruel?

In this episode, Ariel and Christina try to get to the bottom of why our fictional visions of utopia are so negative. They often involve mindless acquiescence to an authoritarian nanny state, the oppression and labor of an underclass, or both. It’s as if we can’t imagine a situation in which we all voluntarily treat each other (reasonably) decently and life can be good for everyone. We discuss the literary origins of utopia, how it has evolved (or not) as a concept, and Ariel gives a few examples of sci-fi futures that are about as close to her style of solarpunk utopia as can be. Ultimately, the topic of utopia raises more questions than answers.

youtu.be/WR8yg2cOcMk?si=AwMMgH

#solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #Season7 #Episode #PodcastEpisode #YouTube #utopia #SirThomasMore #SaintThomasMore #ThomasMore #Dystopia #Protopia #WakandaForever #BlackPanther #Indigenous Futurisms #Afrofuturism #Utopias #Anti-Utopia #LiteraryHistory #Cruelty #Despair #Hope #UntopiaParadox #Omelas #TheOnesWhoStayAndFight #TheOnesWhoWalkAwayFromOmelas

YouTube7.2: Ariel & Christina Discuss: Why Must Utopia Be Cruel?By Solarpunk Presents
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Mx Verda

What if Afro-futurism Star Trek instead?

(As cool as that would be, I don't need the Star Trek part, personally.)

nebula.tv/videos/jessiegendera

If you don't have a Nebula sub (yet?), *and* you've used your free intro video, then you can usually use a VPN to watch it.

But please do sub to Nebula if you can. Pick a video creator you like and search "Nebula code" plus their name. You'll probably find one.

NebulaJessie Gender After Dark — The State of Star TrekIs Star Trek dying?
#AfroFuturism#StarTrek#Trekkie
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Zivan - Childless Cat Guy

I've finished: She Who Knows by Nnedi Okorafor

Who Fears Death was my first Okorafor novel.

I loved the opportunity to revisit this universe.

Somehow when she isn't writing for a YA audience, Okorafor writes wonderful teenage characters that are fleshed out and have understandable motivations even when they are being stupid.

It may be time for a reread.

app.thestorygraph.com/books/01

@bookstodon #bookstodon #SFF #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #AfroFuturism

app.thestorygraph.comShe Who Knows by Nnedi OkoraforPart science fiction, part fantasy, and entirely infused with West African culture and spirituali...
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ProjektMyra

Last non DoctorWho audiobook finished was "The Final Strife", book one of the #EndingFire trilogy by Saara El-Arifi, started because #SamanthaShannon had recommended it with high praise. It's #queer #afrofuturism in a #fantasy world with a healthy dose of class struggle and anti racism/classism. #Audiobook via OverdriveBW/Libby. 5/5* do recommend. Loved the unexpected aspects of the magic system and the handling of non-magic as a disability in Anoor. A great debut! @bookstodon
#SaaraElArifi

A collection of covers of "The Final Strife" by Saara El-Arifi. - visit the image source: https://www.saaraelarifi.com/books
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