Stare in the Darkness Book Discussion Tonight

Tonight at the Enoch Pratt Library I’ll be giving a talk on the book. And will likely talk a bit about my next non-academic project that answers the question my book doesn’t quite tackle but hints at–how DO we use hip-hop to create a more progressive...

Race and the Steampunk Turn

As a favor to a friend I went to NY Comic-con yesterday to appear on a panel on alternate histories and Steampunk, featuring the work Boilerplate, created by the talented duo of Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett. Guinan and Bennett were on the panel, along with Ay-Leen...

I've Got his Back (WAAYYYY back)

I’ve seen this photo a couple of places. Ed Dunn at Dream and Hustle was the first person I saw to display it with the correct political line. But in general a number of my folks on Facebook have shared it without critique. It reflects a certain type of common...