If You Liked: Sci Fi, Wait Until You Hear About Spec Fic Written by Black Authors
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Alisha Wormsley came up with the phrase “There Are Black People in the Future” in 2011, during a conversation in which she was critiquing science fiction where all the characters are white. I’ve been meaning to write a ‘If You Liked Sci Fi That Isn’t Just Written by White Dudes’ recommendation for a good minute and I’ve been meaning to really dig into Afrofuturism for a little while, so I figured we could all embark on this reading journey together. I’m going to compile some books that look interesting to me and hopefully when we’re able to Go To Stores again y’all can come visit me and we can have a little impromptu bookclub about them. I’m so excited about all of the anti-racist nonfiction texts we’ve ordered, but I’m also going to repeat something I’ve seen a lot of Black activists express which is that it’s just as important to read Black writers just in general, not only their writing specifically on racism and the trauma of racism. I’m excited about Afrofuturism because Sci-Fi is my jam, but I really recommend finding Black writers in your genre of choice. They’re out there, I promise!
If You Liked: Sci Fi, Wait Until You Hear About Spec Fic Written by Black Authors
If You Liked: Sci Fi, Wait Until You Hear…
If You Liked: Sci Fi, Wait Until You Hear About Spec Fic Written by Black Authors
Alisha Wormsley came up with the phrase “There Are Black People in the Future” in 2011, during a conversation in which she was critiquing science fiction where all the characters are white. I’ve been meaning to write a ‘If You Liked Sci Fi That Isn’t Just Written by White Dudes’ recommendation for a good minute and I’ve been meaning to really dig into Afrofuturism for a little while, so I figured we could all embark on this reading journey together. I’m going to compile some books that look interesting to me and hopefully when we’re able to Go To Stores again y’all can come visit me and we can have a little impromptu bookclub about them. I’m so excited about all of the anti-racist nonfiction texts we’ve ordered, but I’m also going to repeat something I’ve seen a lot of Black activists express which is that it’s just as important to read Black writers just in general, not only their writing specifically on racism and the trauma of racism. I’m excited about Afrofuturism because Sci-Fi is my jam, but I really recommend finding Black writers in your genre of choice. They’re out there, I promise!