The News Of Tomorrow, Today
The News Of Tomorrow, Today
Afrofuturism
Charles Pulliam-Moore
In Scholastic’s upcoming YA novel Last Gate of the Emperor — from co-authors Kwame Mbalia (Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky) and Prince Joel Makonnen — a young boy living in a technologically dense near-future grapples with the reality that while the world’s arguably become a more advanced…
All it takes is listening to a few tracks of Janelle Monáe’s music (or watching her music videos) to grasp hold of the multifaceted, Afrofuturistic energy coursing through nearly every aspect of the artist’s work. For her set at this year’s Coachella, though, Monáe made a point of making sure…
Janelle Monáe’s most recent album (and accompanying movie) Dirty Computer is a work of art that, at first glance, might seem as if it’s somewhat of a pivot from the ongoing Afrofututuristic tale about the time-travelling android messiah she’s been telling on her previous releases. But according to Monáe, that…
There are no more articles to be viewed
Haven't registered?
Sign up here
Lost your password?
Click here to reset
Back to Login?
Click here
Subscribe to our newsletter!
Now you can get the top stories from Gizmodo delivered to your inbox. Enter your email below.
By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.