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Binti Review

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November 6, 2021<November 22, 2021

Binti: Nnedi Okorafor’s Afrofuturistic Novella

Binti is the first part novella in a trilogy published in 2015 by Tor books. “I am Binti Ekeopara Zuzu Dambu Kaipka of Namib”…

The Rise Of Afropunk

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September 13, 2021<November 2, 2022

The Rise Of Afropunk

The rise of Afropunk has ocurred in the current era of Black self-definition much similar to the rise of Afrofuturism. In Afropunk: The Movie,…

Black Panther Afrofuturism African Culture and Star Wars

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November 25, 2019<December 27, 2020

Afrofuturism, Star Wars & Black Panther

The influence and growth of Afrofuturism in popular Science Fiction