fantasy
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Will a Little Black Girl Save the World on Fox’s The Passage?
Move over #blackgirlmagic. Actress Saniyya Sidney’s character is the #blackgirlsavior on Fox’s new show, The Passage. Hear from some of the new show’s cast members about how the fate of humanity might rest in the hands of an orphaned 10-year-old black girl. You can watch the series premiere of The Passage on Monday, Jan. 14 at…
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Why Is Society Intent on Erasing Black People in Fantasy and Sci-fi’s Imaginary Worlds?
Over the weekend I binge-watched 3%, a dystopian sci-fi Netflix original set in Brazil. The plot was rife with quirks and unexpected turns, but the biggest surprise of all was that the diversity in the show reflected the diversity in Brazil. The cast featured myriad shades and races, absent the stereotypical casting, such as the…