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Fantasy Writer Nnedi Okorafor Releases Comic Short Inspired by Chibok, Nigeria, Schoolgirls, Has Novel Developed for HBO
It’s an amazing thing to see the sci-fi/fantasy/comic book world expand to reflect the real world. ’Bout time. And as we wait for the highly anticipated Black Panther film set in the mystical world of Wakanda, we can feast on the story of Ngozi, a disabled teenage superheroine who works her powers in Nigeria in…
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Watch: Philly’s Real-Life Superhero
The first time Ariell Johnson imagined herself as a superhero was when she laid eyes on Storm of The X-Men. “I just saw this white-haired, white-eyed black woman flying around shooting lightning at people and I was like, ‘Who is this?’” she says. “I felt like I was just kind of watching other people’s adventures…
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Why Bingo Love Is the Black Queer Graphic Novel You Need on Your Bookshelf
While one hopes that a Best Picture win for Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight will translate into more stories about black queer men, it cannot be denied that representations of lesbians and queer women of color are sadly lagging behind in pretty much every medium, from film to literature. But Tee Franklin, a queer black, disabled emerging writer,…


