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The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra (2025)
Melkweg, Wednesday, November 25 at 07:00 PM GMT+1
Together with Amsterdam music platform we will go back to the early years of Sun Ra. Before the world (and the cosmos) came to know him as the Afrofuturist pioneer of "space jazz", he was born Herman Poole Blount in Birmingham, deep in the heart of Alabama. The Belgian documentary The Magic City - Birmingham According to Sun Ra sheds light on how this often-overlooked yet magical music city helped shape the enigmatic visionary in his formative years. Filmmakers Guillaume Maupin and Pablo Guarise closely involved the city and its residents in telling not just Sun Ra's story, but that of their community. Inevitably, that story is marked by a legacy of slavery, segregation, and racism. Yet Sun Ra's gaze remained fixed on a more harmonious future. As he says at the start of the film: "My story is not part of history. Because history repeats itself, but my story is endless."
Melkweg often hosts different types of programmes at the same time, such as concerts, club nights and films. Please note that there may occasionally be some noise pollution from other programmes during the screening.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/the-magic-city-birmingham-according-to-sun-ra-2025
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No mater how famous or wealthy, this is what every Black person, and especially Black women and children, can expect from the healthcare system anywhere in the US.
A New Mexico jury awarded the family of Star Trek icon Nichelle Nichols $13 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against the Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City, New Mexico.
An expert informed jury ruled the hospital provided substandard care, failed to properly diagnose a treatable heart condition, and then discharging her hours before her death in 2022.
News media are already attempting to softpedal the story. Don't let them!
#BlackFedi #BlackMastodon #Afrofuturism #SciFi #STEM #Women #BlackWomen #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #Uhura #NyotaUhura -
Mind of My Mind "Mary is a treacherous experiment. Her creator, an immortal named Doro, has molded the human race for generations" Sale: $18.99 to $2.99 by Octavia E. Butler Rating: 4.6/5 (1,569 Reviews) #SciFi #Afrofuturism #Telepathy #WomensFiction #BookDeals #BookSky
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CW: What I enjoyed about the "Africa Risen" anthology
So many different moods/vibes/styles are showcased in this 32-story #ScienceFiction and #Fantasy collection. I recognized two authors & one narrator from elsewhere, but everyone else was a fun surprise. I suspect quite a few of these stories are (or will be) chapters of full-length books, because the worlds they describe are so complex & original —& I'd like to visit them again.
#AfricaRisen #ShereeReneeThomas #AfroFuturism #AudioBook #bookqw
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Y'all. Y"ALL. Nalo Hopkinson is on here. NALO HOPKINSON. LEGEND.