This book expands the discourse as well as the nature of critical commentary on science fiction, speculative fiction and futurism a " literary and cinematic by Black writers. The range of topics include the following: black superheroes; issues and themes in selected works by Octavia Butler; selected work of Nalo Hopkinson; the utopian and dystopian impulse in the work of W.E. B. Du Bois and George Schuyler; Derrick Bella (TM)s Space Traders; the Star Trek Franchise; female protagonists through the lens of race and gender in the Alien and Predator film franchises; science fiction in the Caribbean Diaspora; commentary on select African films regarding near-future narratives; as well as a science fiction/speculative literature writera (TM)s discussion of why she writes and how. This book was published as a special issue of African Identities: An International Journal.

This book expands the discourse as well as the nature of critical commentary on science fiction, speculative fiction and futurism - literary and cinematic by Black writers. The range of topics include the following: black superheroes; issues and themes in selected works by Octavia Butler; selected work of Nalo Hopkinson; the utopian and dystopian impulse in the work of W.E. B. Du Bois and George Schuyler; Derrick Bell's Space Traders; the Star Trek Franchise; female protagonists through the lens of race and gender in the Alien and Predator film franchises; science fiction in the Caribbean Diaspora; commentary on select African films regarding near-future narratives; as well as a science fiction/speculative literature writer's discussion of why she writes and how. This book was published as a special issue of African Identities: An International Journal.

Hopefully, this book finds you celebrating your proofs of life. Your personal beliefs and opinions that signify you're still alive and kicking! If not, perhaps these poems will inspire you to explore and declare whatever defines your own Proof of Life. "Cause it's not just a heartbeat that proves you're alive, but also what flows from within it and thrives."

Based on the premise that "todays collectibles are tomorrows' antiques," how can we identify valuable buttons of the twentieth century? This book is both a history and pictorial review of clothing buttons left over at the close of an elegant twentieth century store. This glimpse and their historical context should help collectors gain a working outline of what was produced and sold during the 1940 to 1990's in the Southern Texas region of the USA. A bonus is the inclusion of many of the favored recipes from the Tea Room.

God has truly, poetically enhanced the actual pages of my mind. During the course of writing this book; I asked God as in II Timothy 1: 6 to stir up the gift that was inside of me. I can truly say that God has done just that. From the style of my writing to the message and even in my walk with Christ, there has been a spiritual growth. To God be the glory! I pray this book inspires and encourages you greatly; so that this labor of love will not be in vain. Yours in Christ, Sandra Jackson

This book was conceived through trials, victories and personal losses. Thata s why it was truly a labor of love. I was taught of the Lord; through a sparrow and other events of my life, that "He is faithful that promised." Heb. 10:23.

This critical collection covers a broad spectrum of works, both literary and cinematic, and issues from writers, directors, and artists who claim the science fiction, speculative fiction, and Afro-futurist genres. The anthology extends the discursive boundaries of science fiction by examining iconic writers like Octavia Butler, Walter Mosley, and Nalo Hopkinson through the lens of ecofeminist veganism, post-9/11 racial geopolitics, and the effect of the computer database on human voice and agency. Contributors expand what the field characterizes as speculative fiction by examining for the first time the vampire tropes present in Audre Lorde's poetry, and by tracing her influence on the horror fiction of Jewelle Gomez. The collection moves beyond exploration of literary fiction to study the Afro-futurist representations of Blacks in comic books, in the Star Trek franchise, in African films, and in blockbuster films like Independence Day, I Robot, and I Am Legend.