Audio Pharmacology @ Blue1647, April 12
What is Audio Pharmacology? What is Sound Healing? Sound healing is the therapeutic application of sound frequencies to the body/mind of a person with the intention of bringing them into … Continue reading
Astro Blackness 2
Ytasha Womack will be moderating a panel on music at the second Astro Blackness conference. The conference takes place March 12th-13th on the Loyola Marymount University campus, LA.
Talk at Chicago State University
Ytasha Womack is giving a talk at Chicago State University titled “Afrofuturism: Reenvisioning a Future Now.” as part of their Women’s History Month series. The talk will take place March … Continue reading
“For Digital Girls” Longlisted for Jalada Prize for Literature
Ytasha L. Womack’s short story “For Digital Girls Who Drink Tonic Water At The Bar When Purple Rain Isn’t Enough” has made the longlist for The Jalada Prize for Literature. … Continue reading
Afrofuturism Rising – Uncanny Magazine Issue #3
Uncanny Magazine, a magazine of science fiction and fantasy has published their 3rd issue and it features an essay by our very own Ytahsa L. Womack called “Afrofuturism Rising”. You … Continue reading
Afrofuturism Talk @ University of Toronto with Ytasha L. Womack, Feb 27
The University of Toronto hosts a talk on Afrofuturism with Ytasha L. Womack Friday, February 27. Womack will discuss her latest books Afrofuturism and Rayla 2212. Sponsored by: A Different Booklist, Equity Studies … Continue reading
Afrofuturism Chat in New Orleans with Ytasha L. Womack, Sat. Jan 24
Ashe’ Cultural Arts Center hosts a chat on Afrofuturism with Ytasha L. Womack, Saturday, January 24 at the center’s headquarters. Womack will discuss her latest books Afrofuturism and Rayla 2212. … Continue reading
“For Digital Girls” Debuts in Jalada.org’s Afrofuturism Issue
Jalada.org, a pan African literary journal premiered its Afrofuturism issue this month. The journal includes Ytasha Womack’s short story “For Digital Girls Who Drink Tonic Water at the Bar When … Continue reading
Black Girl Nerds.com Black Galaxies Rising
Black Galaxies Rising: The Soaring Trajectory of Black Presence in Afrofuturism BlackGirlNerds.com has created a masterpost of books written by and/or featuring Black people in speculative fiction. They list the … Continue reading
Ytasha Womack Featured in DNAinfo
Ytasha Womack was featured in DNAinfo magazine, Chicago, for her contributions to Afrofuturism! “Womack spoke about how colonization efforts ought to make a conscious effort to avoid the same “isms” … Continue reading