SFO’s “Women of Afrofuturism” show is mostly non-AI work by Black women artists, yet it is catching heat for generative portraits by an established artist and educator. I will let the video that brands the exhibit “AI slop” speak for itself in terms of accuracy, bias, and outrage farming, but it is hard not to notice t... Show more

New evidence of a gamma ray halo around the Milky Way points to a first glimpse of dark matter. Working again on my astronomy based NFT project on the unseen surfaces a parallel. You can try to push our voices out of frame, but their impact won't disappear.

Africa teaches AI right from wrong. Workers in Nairobi and Lagos train billion-dollar models while earning pennies. The world relies on their judgment, yet we do not carry the conscience they lend us. 📷 imagined with my @titles model 🔗 techsafari.beehiiv.com/p/robbing-pe...

“Basquiat’s art insists on placing Black figures within mythic, scientific, and futuristic contexts, echoing the larger project of Afrofuturism, which uses art to reclaim erased histories while imagining liberated futures.” - Julian Chambliss via Afrofantastic Insightful 2015 article by Guy Emerson Mount exploring how... Show more

From MLK to Josephine Baker, the Pyramid Club was a North Philly home for Black brilliance. Temple Contemporary Gallery’s new show blends history and Afrofuturist art to imagine the Club alive today, a reminder that these spaces become real centers of community agency. Listen www.spreaker.com/episode/phil...... Show more

IRL is backing organizers and collectives that bring people together across sound, art, and shared experience. Excited this round is encouraging the creation of spaces for new voices and scenes. Up to 2.5k USDC + 2,500 $IRL and full marketing support for events happening Jan through Mar 2026. Apply by Dec 3 → irl.e... Show more

MetroCard blue and taxi yellow with a Bollywood meets bodega font. Zohran’s joyful and deeply cultural design language struck a chord that grew into a chorus.

“Afrofuturist principles call for technologies that remember, especially when governments forget or erase.” This was generated by The Law Trials Afrofuturist LLM by Professor Julian Chambliss, a critical experiment to build systems that act as vessels for memory and imagination, not just tools of automation (and slop).

Still carrying the energy, insights, and full belly from last week’s @aptos Experience in NYC. The live Unchained Podcast conversation with Laura Shin and Avery Ching stood out. Bravo!

“Wakanda was never just fiction… it became a symbol of what a future Africa could be.” Black Panther asked who owns the energy that drives states. Afrofuturism is a lens to see power not just as tech but as agency over resources. 🔗

“This island we are standing on is sacred space.” Grandmother Mary Lyons, Ojibwe elder Even through the shutdown, people gathered for the Indigenous Peoples Day sunrise ceremony. Trump’s plan to turn Alcatraz back into a prison feels like a deliberate act of erasure. The island stands for survival, resistance, and tru... Show more

It’s UK Black History Month, and SoundCloud’s Black British Music playlist reminds me why I started spinning vinyl D&B and Garage back in the day. UK’s new wave of artists, crossing genres like R&B, Afroswing, and Amapiano, are scoring the soundtrack of the future. 🔗 soundcloud.com/soundcloudeditorial/sets/black-briti... Show more

When TV networks refused to back Black stories, Johnson Products Company, makers of Afro Sheen and early pioneers on the American Stock Exchange, filled the gap. Their pioneering investment became a model for ownership and power in media. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ7F...