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I think all of those things were gone by, like, 2008, 2009. 😂🤣😂

I'm missing the @dcblackgeeks.bsky.social meetup again this year 😫😫😫 but hopefully I'll be back in 2028!

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As geeks across the country make their way to Atlanta for #DragonCon this weekend, we look back to 2016 when our friends at Airship Ashanti had a harrowing experience getting to the con. Read Ofeibea's remembrance on the 10th anniversary of the madness that ensued.

Great DragonCon Debacle of 2016

The 2016 Black Geeks of DragonCon meetup As geeks across the country make their way to Atlanta for DragonCon this weekend, we look back to 2016 when our friends at Airship Ashanti had a harrowing e…

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Brandon O’Brien, but wearing a wolf mask @therisingtithes.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

"There is no whimsy without secure self-esteem." You betta say that, @crissle.com! #crisslescouch

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"We can be blunt here: the industry does not care, has never cared, and cannot care about marginalised writers. But it does care about marginalised *fiction*. It cares about marginalised fiction as if Marginalisation is a genre, and it does so because it is." ICYMI:

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An Essay: 'beyond the margin-frame' | Brandon O'Brien

As I've been working on the other essay about LLMs in fiction, I've found myself considering the last few months of AI-related literary scan

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Midwest BSFA @midwestbsfa.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Got my copy of Midnight Mystics! Seeing some familiar names as well as some new-to-me names. 💞💕💞

Copy of Midnight Mystics being held in my hand

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Liam McGuire @liammcguire.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

@stephwilliams.bsky.social talked to me about making comic history, the lack of coverage from major media outlets, and why that is. www.comicfrontier.com/p/stephanie-...

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Midwest BSFA @midwestbsfa.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The best tacos I ever had came from a food truck permanently parked in a gas station parking lot...

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Midwest BSFA @midwestbsfa.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Black Fae Day meetup for Southwest Ohio on deck! May 9, 1 to 3 p.m., Mt. Airy Arboretum (Cincinnati)!

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We turned away from the light when we invented a way to go online without the computer screaming in warning.

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That air is CLOUDY! 🤣😂🤣 She wants people to smell her coming around the corner!

The FUTUREGLOW Bacchanal was lit! 🌌🌌🌌

Midwest BSFA members Cassandra, Aiesha, and Tiffany in front of FUTUREGLOW mural

Closeup of Aiesha's frohawk, face shield, and feather cape

Aiesha's outfit for the FUTUREGLOW Bacchanal event (frohawk, feather cape, faux leather bolero, sheer cheetah print top, faux leather bubble skirt).

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🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾 Kool (& the Gang)!

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Milton Davis @miltonmvmedia.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The Midnight Mystics anthology release should be around the corner now, right, @killianfantasy.blacksky.app??? 👀👀👀

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Next up? ASFE 2026! Come check out the Best of the Black Fantastic on March 14 and 15 at Northlake Mall. Best of all, it's free! See y'all soon!

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ONeillJones @oneilljones.com · 17/02/2026

what an exhausting time to be alive

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Milton Davis @miltonmvmedia.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Special Announcement! Congratulations goes out to Akua Lezli Hope. Her Spacefunk! poem, 'Our SpaceWays, had been nominated for the 2026 SFPA Rhysling Award long list! We're grateful that Akua chose the Spacefunk! Anthology to be the home for her creativity. Space is the Place!

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American Bird Conservancy @abcbirds.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Hey y'all! I’m Dr. Mel Michelle Lewis, a writer and transdisciplinary artist partnering with ABC as a member of the Afrofuturism Collective. I’m thrilled to invite you to a conversation about conservation and creativity. 🗓️ Wed, Feb 25, 2026 ⏰ 4–5PM ET 📍 Zoom RSVP here: bit.ly/4qYwL0F

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Sarah IS LOOKING FOR WORK!!! @killianfantasy.blacksky.app · 13/02/2026

My debut novel, and the first in the trilogy, is on special on my publisher's site, MV Media. If you're ready for an epic fantasy that pulls from various African cultures this is the series for you. www.mvmediaatl.com/product-page...

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The Royal Heretic | MVmedia, LLC

Bakari is the netkoleh, ruler of the Ega empire and the living embodiment of the gods. When his eldest son and heir falls ill and dies, Bakari drowns in despair. He decides that the gods are nonexiste...

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Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

🖤✨ Designing Liberation in real time ✨🖤 Black Futures Month 2026 is stacked. SUBSUME Media is convening a cross-generational, cross-disciplinary lineup of visionaries shaping Black futures now. 🌍 Explore + submit events: blackfuturesmonth.com/events #SistahScifi #BlackFuturesMonth #SUBSUMEMedia

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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

it's officially February 1st so you know what that means....

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Midwest BSFA @midwestbsfa.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I immediately thought of Calloway's "I Wanna Be Rich." 🥰🥰🥰

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The Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · 22/01/2026

Ryan Coogler’s blues-steeped vampire epic “Sinners” led all films with 16 nominations for the 98th Academy Awards, setting a record for the most in Oscar history.

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‘Sinners’ makes history, setting Oscars nomination record

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DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 22/01/2026

‘SINNERS’ has broken history as the MOST-NOMINATED FILM OF ALL TIME at the Oscars with 16 nominations See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26

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Midwest BSFA @midwestbsfa.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

The locqp opera company is having an Afrofuturism-themed fashion show/party fundraiser next month and I spent an hour yesterday morning figuring out my outfit instead of getting ready for work and it's

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a man in a black turtleneck stands in front of a window with perfection written on the bottom right

Alt: A man in a black turtleneck (from one of those terrible X-Men movies) saying "perfection."

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Midwest BSFA @midwestbsfa.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

That's wild! Almost everyone in my office ended up getting COVID shortly after New Year's a couple of years ago and it took me nearly a month to fully recover. Luckily, we can work from home when we're sick so I only took two official sick days. Worst January ever.

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Midwest BSFA @midwestbsfa.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Tess, Stuntman Mike, Mogwai, and Bitty Smalls are hilarious! I knew about Abby Jimenez's dogs before I knew she was an author. Great way to market her books honestly.