Posted on March 10, 2009 by karnythia
So, as some of you may have noticed I haven’t been around overly much lately. It’s not that I don’t love you. It’s just that I’m in the middle of starting a small press with a friend. Verb Noire is intended to be a platform for all those stories that have been hidden for so [...]
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Posted on November 18, 2008 by the angry black woman
Last year on the anniversary of 9/11 I was listening to NPR’s Morning Edition and their coverage of the memorial stuff going on at the WTC site. I was struck by the structure of the ceremony — there wasn’t just the reading of the names, but also a bell rung at the moments when the [...]
Filed under: Literature/Writing, Science Fiction / Fantasy, Society & Culture | Tagged: fiction | 13 Comments »
Posted on July 31, 2008 by nojojojo
So apropos of one of my earlier posts, we’ve had another Incident in the SF community.
In a nutshell, the editor of a prominent fiction magazine sent a rejection letter to a hopeful writer which contained some blatantly bigoted statements against Muslims. The letter got out, a shitstorm erupted; the editor acted even more unprofessional, [...]
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Posted on March 1, 2008 by the angry black woman
The ABW in me and the SF fan in me are both applauding.
For those of you who don’t know, that text is from the Sandman graphic novels.
Filed under: Politics, Science Fiction / Fantasy, Y’all is funny | Tagged: Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton, I am hope, Neil Gaiman, Sandman quote | 7 Comments »
Posted on February 28, 2008 by the angry black woman
It’s a common misconception that writers create characters or situations that have a direct parallel to their lives or the people they know. It’s not always that straightforward, and many times happens on a deep, unconscious level. For Black History Month, I’ve invited a few writers to explore how history — whether personal [...]
Filed under: Black History Month, History, Literature/Writing, Race, Racism, Science Fiction / Fantasy | Tagged: David Anthony Durham | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 27, 2008 by the angry black woman
It’s a common misconception that writers create characters or situations that have a direct parallel to their lives or the people they know. It’s not always that straightforward, and many times happens on a deep, unconscious level. For Black History Month, I’ve invited a few writers to explore how history — whether personal [...]
Filed under: Black History Month, History, Literature/Writing, Race, Science Fiction / Fantasy, Society & Culture | Tagged: Tobias S. Buckell | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 24, 2008 by the angry black woman
It’s a common misconception that writers create characters or situations that have a direct parallel to their lives or the people they know. It’s not always that straightforward, and many times happens on a deep, unconscious level. For Black History Month, I’ve invited a few writers to explore how history — whether personal [...]
Filed under: Black History Month, History, Literature/Writing, Media, Our Black History, Race, Science Fiction / Fantasy | Tagged: Andrea Hairston | 11 Comments »
Posted on February 23, 2008 by the angry black woman
It’s a common misconception that writers create characters or situations that have a direct parallel to their lives or the people they know. It’s not always that straightforward, and many times happens on a deep, unconscious level. For Black History Month, I’ve invited a few writers to explore how history — whether personal [...]
Filed under: Black History Month, History, Literature/Writing, Our Black History, Race, Science Fiction / Fantasy | Tagged: Charles R. Saunders, Charles Saunders | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 17, 2008 by the angry black woman
It’s a common misconception that writers create characters or situations that have a direct parallel to their lives or the people they know. It’s not always that straightforward, and many times happens on a deep, unconscious level. For Black History Month, I’ve invited a few writers to explore how history — whether personal [...]
Filed under: Black History Month, History, Literature/Writing, Race, Science Fiction / Fantasy | Tagged: Alaya Dawn Johnson | 11 Comments »
Posted on February 15, 2008 by the angry black woman
It’s a common misconception that writers create characters or situations that have a direct parallel to their lives or the people they know. It’s not always that straightforward, and many times happens on a deep, unconscious level. For Black History Month, I’ve invited a few writers to explore how history — whether personal [...]
Filed under: Black History Month, History, Literature/Writing, Science Fiction / Fantasy | Tagged: Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu | 4 Comments »