Sheree Renée Thomas 2024 Ignyte Award Winner
@blackpotmojo
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@Marvel BLACK PANTHER’S RAGE NINE BAR BLUES TROUBLE WATERS AFRICA RISEN DARK MATTER JANELLE MONÁE @nytimes bestseller THE MEMORY LIBRARIAN Editor @FandSF
Memphis, Tennessee
Joined September 2009
Thrilled! COVER ART REVEAL for AFRICAN RISEN! 33 writers, 32 stories! Art by Manzi Jackson! https://t.co/zAnfKW06MP
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🗽 Attention NYC! on Tuesday, October 14th, there will be a listening party and panel discussion celebrating the release of: Melvin Gibbs - 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙖: 𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙖 𝙎𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝟮 featuring conversations with @blackpotmojo & @djspooky 7PM. 154 Orchard. Free w/ RSVP!
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Overjoyed to discover I am featured in POSITIVE OBSESSION: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler by Dr. Susana M. Morris 💫 Debuting this month from Amistad HarperCollins. Enjoying the multilayered story of her amazing life & journey. Her work had a direct impact on me
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It's going up! My pen calls me home. Those who say go back to Africa, now's ur chance, help me! LMAO. Seriously, I'm fundraising for a pilgrimage to Senegal & Burkina Faso, presenting on Fanon & climate fiction & doing service. Share & donate if you can! https://t.co/pRLCatN9zF
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EXCLUSIVE Titan Preview: Black Panther: Panther’s Rage - An all-new re-imagining of the legendary Black Panther comics arc, Panther’s Rage, from an award-winning author. #BlackPanther @TitanBooks @blackpotmojo Read the excerpt here: https://t.co/FGkcAebEc8
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An all-new re-imagining of the legendary Black Panther comics arc, Panther’s Rage, from an award-winning author.
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Counting down with @blackpotmojo = April 22nd EVERYTHING ENDLESS by Linda D. Addison @nytebird45 & Jamal Hodge @JamalHodge15, available now for pre-order from RDSP @RDSPress: https://t.co/Rz0WbHxD1g
#poetry #PoetryMonth #EarthDay #Afrofuturism #BlackPoetry #SFPoetry #HorrorPoetry
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If you missed it, here's a link to @AliVelshi's BANNED BOOK CLUB discussion of Octavia E. Butler and her amazing legacy on @VelshiMSNBC. Read PARABLE OF THE SOWER
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Before the word Afrofuturism even existed, Octavia Butler was writing about it. Before climate change was considered a crisis, Butler was writing about it. Before our country threatened to slide...
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AWP! Come & get that good @ObsidianLit energy! —it's our 50th year! Booth T366! We've got books, the inside scoop on our Duriel Harris and L. Renee’s new guest-edited call 🔥 and some cool obsidian stones for good vibes & protection. Supplies are limited, but the fun? Endless!
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We listen and we do not judge. (Or… a saved draft I never posted and now the original context is forgotten & gone)
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I don’t usually post on here, but for those still lurking on this app, I have some nice, unusual news. I was honored by the Memphis Alumnae Chapter of DST ♥️🤍with the Keeper of the Cultural Flame Award. As an AKA 💗💚 I am doubly honored, thank you!
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Check out "Afrofuturism Dream Tanks: Strategic Planning for Empowered Black Futures" https://t.co/JcjLeQNsp8
@eventbritehelp
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Explore a a visionary approach to strategic planning rooted in Afrofuturism, imagining transformative futures that address systemic issues
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Alberto Chimal: “Viviría en el Prado al pie de ‘El jardín de las delicias” https://t.co/Yv8R6LHagu via @el_pais
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‘Las estancias secretas’ reúne 17 relatos de terror, ciencia ficción y fantasía que permiten acercarse a la amplia obra del autor mexicano
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So proud and grateful to have a story in the Marvel anthology, Captain America: The Sheild of Sam Wilson. It's out now, so head to the bookstore or go online and purchase that, and check out my story, "Plug In, Plug Out."
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Calloway published a dictionary (with a few editions!) of jazz vocabulary and I cannot emphasize how (pleasantly) surprised I was to see how old so much of current Black slang is. These are from the 1944 edition.
Cab Calloway and his Orchestra performing “Minnie the Moocher” in the 1932 Betty Boop cartoon named after his iconic song. 🧵
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I pledged to support this cool new project out of Amsterdam. Check out Rise of the Mafu: The Graphic Novel by First Noble Studios on @Kickstarter #afrofuturism #graphicnovels
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Three siblings, ancient gods, an adventure of a lifetime to save the future and the past. Join us on an ancestral journey! All is Now!
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60 years ago today, John Coltrane recorded his ultimate masterpiece: "A Love Supreme" This album, recorded in only one day (yes, you read that right), intertwines his musical genius with his spiritual awakening… But how did this album came into existence? A thread🧵
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Congrats to all the Pushcart Prize nominees! 🔥 [jp/p] Schyler Butler Jassmine Parks Megan J. Howell Kangsen "Yassay" Masango Robert Osborne Find these works in Obsidian 49.1 #PushcartNominees #PushcartPrize #Obsidian #BlackLit #BlackPoetry #ObsidianContributors #LitMag
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Congrats on 20 Years @danianjerry ! 🔥Iron Mic Coalition Anniversary @StaxMuseum - Nov 29th
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The hip-hop collective’s rare show will celebrate 20 years of playing the long game.
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