Celebrating Afrofuturists

Afrofuturism describes a cultural movement by black artists and thinkers who embrace science fiction fantasy and other visionary storytelling forms to explore the complex realities of people of color Legacy com begins 2017's Black History Month with a salute to some of the pioneers of Afrofuturism authors like Octavia Butler and W E B DuBois the space jazz pioneer Sun Ra and the painter Jean-Michel Basquiat All have left creative legacies that inspire visions of an imaginative future as seen through the diverse lens of humanity's past

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