We will read poetry, stories, interviews and viewing art and films and sharing from our encounters with the various artists, activists, authors, etc and discuss. Come and share what you've explored, or just listen.

Join Samy’s Zoom Meeting* (Not the same as one used for Liturgy and Art Classes).

In past meetings we’ve discussed…

Books

The Keeper by Tannanarive Due, Steven Barnes and Marco Finnegan
Kindred by Octavia Butler
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party by Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin Jr.

Films

Black Panther and Wakanda Forever

Smithsonian Institution video called "Afrofuturism the Origin Story" available to stream via various means (iTunes, Amazon, Smithsonian channel, etc.) Here is the trailer: (1) Smithsonian Channel premieres AFROFUTURISM: THE ORIGIN STORY - YouTube They will also have an exhibit starting in March of 2023 and running for a year at  National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC: Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures

Videos

(1) Intro to Afrofuturism | Part 1 What is Afrofuturism - YouTube

(1) Afrofuturism Explained: Not Just Black Sci-Fi | Inverse - YouTube

Other material people shared that might be of interest:

1.TV show: "Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space" (PBS American Experience)
Tuesday January 17 on PBS (in San Francisco this is KQED)