Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures explores the evolving and exhilarating concept of Afrofuturism, a lens used to imagine a more empowering future for the Black community through music, art, and ...

When Ytasha Womack published “Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi & Fantasy Culture” in 2013, she helped introduce mainstream audiences to a movement that had been quietly flourishing for decades.

For years the world of Afrofuturism was small. The genre of Black speculative arts, including literature, film, comics and music, was most dominant in books by authors with cult followings like Steven ...

Some of the biggest science fiction and fantasy epics of our time all have one thing in common. From Harry Potter to Star Wars to Lord of the Rings, all of these cultural phenomenons are centered on ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) has released a new book investigating the evolving concept of Afrofuturism, a lens used to reimagine the futures and ...