tonight i had the honor of giving the keynote speech for the national network of abortion funds 2016 summit. i spoke after they gave each other awards and there were […]
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edges
this country pushes my human heart to its edges earth’s ancient borders let the land breath humans mimic making only ugly edges the majority is dishonest in this way justice […]
black sci fi dreaming (report back from Ferguson is the Future)
so…princeton’s new african american studies department partnered with the octavia butler legacy network to offer up ferguson is the future, a black to the future sci fi love fest extravaganza […]
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BALLE 2015 Closing Plenary Speech
Here are the notes from my talk today at the BALLE 2015 Conference! Enjoy. Thank you first and foremost for your work to bend the future towards justice, love, cooperation […]
afrofuturism and #blackspring (new school, #afroturismtns)
welcome to #blackspring! today as we speak there are actions happening across the country, and here in new york, a massive round of future claiming. we tend to think and […]
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thank you octavia
so now the most anticipated thing in my life thus far has come to pass. after a five year gestation period where it appeared the child/project would take on various […]
allied media conference 2014 share out (octavia’s brood, storytelling black women, emergent strategy handbook!)
this year’s allied media conference felt like one miracle after another and i wanted to share out with you all (especially those not there or unable to get into certain […]
my talk notes from commonbound: ‘intersecting worlds: the one we’ve got, the one we’re building, the ones we imagine’
i was so thrilled to get the chance to speak today as part of the closing plenary of commonbound, a gathering for the new economy coalition. there were tons of […]