octavias brood – The Nerds of Color

This keynote speech was delivered at the Portland State University Multicultural Graduation Speech, June 12, 2015 in Portland, Oregon. It

Rewriting the Future: Using Science Fiction to Re-envision Justice

Originally posted at Bitch Media1 When I tell people I am a prison abolitionist and that I believe in ending

The final cover for Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements has been sent to the AK Press

We know it has been a while since you have received an update about the visionary sci-fi anthology Octavia’s Brood:

A few months ago, I wrote a piece for Nerds of Color called Growing Octavia’s Brood: The Science Fiction Social

During an interview in the 1980s, Black female science fiction writer Octavia Butler was asked her how it felt to