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From IVF to Designer Babies, Technology Is Not Colorblind

How Afrofuturism can help create a more equal world for black bodies of the future.

Princess Ojiaku
Jan 28, 2016 7 min read

Realizing an Afrofuturist Africa

Technology companies across the continent are turning academic theory into practical products and services.

Florence Okoye
Jan 26, 2016 6 min read

The Healing Is in the Art

An interview with digital artist Tabita Rezaire.

Florence Okoye
Jan 26, 2016 7 min read

Warping the Mainframe With Digital Alchemy

An interview with Moya Bailey.

Florence Okoye
Jan 26, 2016 8 min read

A Black Female Engineer & Her Afrofuturist City

To change the world, build it differently.

Natalie-Claire Luwisha
Jan 25, 2016 5 min read

Tech Hub Profile: Silicon Moscow

Russia's startups have a rich talent pool–but sanctions continue to define their chances for success.

Vas Panagiotopoulos
Jan 25, 2016 5 min read

Afrofuturism 2.0 and the Black Speculative Art Movement

An excerpt is from "The Black Speculative Art Manifesto."

Reynaldo Anderson
Jan 22, 2016 7 min read

Space is the Place: A Crash Course in the Sounds of Afrofuturism

Where the social, political, and technological meet in music.

Florence Okoye
Jan 22, 2016 3 min read

Time for an Afrodigitalist Manifesto?

An interview with Olu Niyi-Awosusi.

Florence Okoye
Jan 20, 2016 5 min read

The Startup Tackling Women’s Health in Uganda

HerHealth Uganda wants to give rural women control over their own healthcare.

Florence Okoye
Jan 14, 2016 4 min read

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