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“Space Is the Place”: Afrofuturism and Science Fiction by Djenne Grant|My Finish Senior Project!
Introduction This essay discusses how black people appear in science fiction literature and put a spotlight on the genre Afrofuturism. I am an avid reader and aspiring author who loves to be taken into space, whether it’s through film, literature, or music. I’ve always found interest in worlds away from this planet, or in…
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo| Non-Spoiler Review
Hello, lovelies This is The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself.…
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10 Books To Read Of You Miss Autumn
Hello! I have finally returned to the blog life and I am incredibly excited! It is officially summer time and out of the blue, I realized just how much I wish it were Autumn! The idea of being sticky, hot, bitten and cat called made me remeber just how much I wished everyone were all…
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Sun Ra’s Creativity| Afrofuturism
Sun Ra was such an intricate and thoughtful creator. He made sure that what he created had meaning. His lyrics in his songs, poetry, the powerful sound of his music shows off his seriously he took his craft. During my research on Sun Ra, I was so happy to find out that he wrote poetry.…
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Sun Ra and His Arkestra| Afrofuturism
Hello, my kids! Gather around and let me tell you another story about the Great Sun Ra!! So, if you don’t remember where we left off in the last post, click here. For four decades, from the early fifties until his death in 1993, Sun Ra and his Arkestra baffled, dazzled and aggravated jazz fans…
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Sun Ra| Afrofuturism
Hello, Hello! We are back at it again! This post is apart of a series I am doing on Afrofuturism. I will be posting something new every week! While doing my research, I was so excited to learn that Afrofuturism began back in the ’50s with an artist named Sun Ra. I first heard of…
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Intro to Afrofuturism|Afrofuturism.
Hello and welcome! I wanted to start a blog series discussing Afrofuturism because I’ve been writing my senior project as a literature major at SUNY Purchase. My initial plan was to write my project on the representation of people of color in Science Fiction literature. When I first started writing, I realized that writing about…
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Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (non-spoiler review)
HEY! I’ve been reading this book since 2016. I wanted to finally read something by the well known Octavia E. Butler. I decided to do a family book club and only one of my sisters actually finished the book. lol I was starting my college career at Purchase College and decided not to read this…
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Home
I wrote a poem about the home that I’ve been dreaming about for the past few months. The place I plan on staying by myself and feeling the most comfort. Home where tea is overflowing and coziness is one step away we’re soft music will fill the silence we’re the only troubling voices are your…
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NEW MOOD ALERT!
Hey, cuties!! The way these past few months went, I’ve finally decided that I want to change so much!! I’ve been wanting so much for myself but I haven’t been moving in alignment with my desires and that’s what I really need to be doing. I want to be healthy and lose weight. I’ve been…
DJENNE G.
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