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Fantasy
Review: Of Cinder and Bone
Most people associate the word dragons with magic, knights, and other elements of fantasy fiction. Of Cinder and Bone, the first book of Kyoko M's newest series, takes dragons and puts them in a sci-fi setting that is reminiscent of "Jurassic Park". Two MIT scientists...
African Kings and Chicago Heroes: An Exclusive Chat with the Zulu Web Comic team
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. We’re living in the Golden Age of Indie comics, and creators like Alverne Ball (writer) and Michael Watson (artist) are continuing this trend with the upcoming Zulu web comic series. Part superhero action-adventure, part...
Review- Empyrean: Return of The Fire Faery
Minor Spoilers: Growing up, I didn't see any fairies of color with curly hair. I got used to associating fairies with the blonde-haired blue-eyed Tinker Bell because she eventually had her own storyline and major role. Meanwhile, any fairies of color I saw felt more...
Who Knew? Ameriie Has A New Fantasy Anthology Coming Out
You may remember the stunning Grammy award winning artist from her hit songs "Why Don't We Fall In Love", and "One Thing" that had the radio waves blazing in the early 2000's. Well according to her bio, not only is Ameriie a Sci-Fi & Fantasy enthusiast, but she...
Review: Aurion: Legacy of The Kori-Odan
It's no secret that there isn't the best representation of black people in video games. If they aren't stereotypes, then they are a part of a handful of playable characters. Thankfully, Cameroonian game developer Kiro'o Games has started to fill this void with their...
Music Duo OSHUN Channels The Orisha To Inspire Change
Afrofuturism uses aspects of African and African American culture, science fiction, and fantasy to critique and reimagine the past, present, and the future. Two upcoming musicians that have Afrofuturistic elements in their work are Thandiwe and Niambi Sala, known...
Cindi Mayweather: Behind The Music
“I imagined many moons in the sky lighting the way to freedom.” She is one of the most the critically acclaimed musicians out today. Between her successful albums, films, award nominations and collaborations with everyone from the late Prince to First Lady Michelle...
ICYMI: State of Black Science Fiction Convention 2016
Milton Davis and Balogun Ojetade founded the State of Black Science Fiction (SOBSF) Facebook group in 2012 as a space for black authors, illustrators, filmmakers, animators, and other purveyors or enthusiasts of speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy and horror...
