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Wavelengths, Frequencies, Bytes, Dopamine and Me (and You too!)

Wavelengths, Frequencies, Bytes, Dopamine and Me (and You too!)

Rise in Excellence, I am DjaDja N Medjay, an Afrofuturistic author by title in Eurocentric tones…but much more in a melanated vision.Today is my first day of blogging after a long hiatus and the topic was going to be: Why is Afrofuturism important…and why should melanated writers project in its direction vs. Sci-Fi?…however, certain events have led me to do the following topic:Wavelengths,…

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Episode 77 - Baraargua - The Awakening

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Afro-Futuristic Portraits by Yung Yemi (Adeyemi Adegbesan)

Afro-Futuristic Portraits by Yung Yemi (Adeyemi Adegbesan)

https://yungyemi.com

© Adeyemi Adegbesan

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Afrovivalist @ Wakandacon 2018

Afrovivalist @ Wakandacon 2018

Last year, I attended the first annual Wakandacon.  What is Wakandacon?  It’s an Afro-futuristic celebration where you can be a nerd about anything. Cosplay as your favorite character, pop culture, gaming, tech, womanhood, politics, or your own beautiful Blackness.   While the event is targeted towards establishing a positive and supportive space for black people, Wakandacon is inclusive and all…

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Afro Pop + Euro House ÷ The future = Anbuley

Afro Pop + Euro House ÷ The future = Anbuley

I’m feeling over excited today, primarily because it’s Friday, further fuelled by the fact I have African dance class later! I’ve been meaning to share Anbuley with you! She’s like my African Kelis, love her. Anbuley is born of Ghanaian and Austrian herigage and raised in Vienna, having grown up in Europe, her submergence into the Pan-African music scene music became her refuge of home. (more…)

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Prince...Love Technology and the Ankh....Afro-Futuristic Vision #38

Prince…Love Technology and the Ankh….Afro-Futuristic Vision #38

Prince…Love Technology and the Ankh…

In 1993, Prince effectively(although we cannot confirm his true intentions) became one of the first Nubians in the United States, to use a medu netcher(more commonly known as hieroglyphs) symbol as his name, that symbol being the Ankh:

‘1993 also marked the year in which Princechanged his stage name to the Love Symbol (see left), which was explained as a…

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Maleficent...something about those horns... Afro-Futuristic Vision #36

Maleficent…at first glance the word looks like a deficiency in male energy, however, it is actually the name of the re-vamp of a 1959 Disney film – Sleeping Beauty. This version is starring the talented Angelina Jolie as the title character Maleficent a spirit of the Moors (which is the name of Maleficent‘s land also the name of a Nubian group of warriors, artisans and teachers) living in…

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AF 2013 - AF Beauty of the Week – Sanaa Latham

 - Blade - Vanessa Brooks #rt #archsuper #afrofuturism #syfy