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The Afrofuturist Affair 6th Annual Charity & Costume Ball  part of the Black Speculative Arts Movement #BSAMphilly2016 event @bsamconvention Please join us for the 6th year in a row as we celebrate and bring awareness to Afrofuturism and Black SciFi culture with feature visual and performance artists, authors, and presenters whose creations use Afrofuturism and Black Sci-Fi as vehicles for expression and agency. Costumes and theme-wear encouraged (check our past photos)! Sounds/Readings/Performances by: Elucid Eriiic J. and Jamee Cornelia @Wilmer Wilson IV Irreversible Entanglements Marcelline Mandeng Moor Mother  +MORE TBA Sound & Memory Panel feat.: Pierce Jordan Moor Mother + MORE TBA Exhibition feat art and film by: Dogon Krigga Ruby Gem Black Quantum Futurism + MORE TBA Date: November 12, 2016 Location: Community Futures Lab (2204 Ridge Ave) Time: 7pm-1am Price: $10 sliding scale donation All proceeds benefit Community Futures Lab and The Futurist Fund Space is limited. Purchase tix in advance at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-afrofuturist-affair-6th-annual-charity-ball-tickets-28475834989 Following Black Speculative Arts Movement #BSAMphilly2016 https://www.facebook.com/events/1614789775501626/ For questions or if you are interested in volunteering or being involved please contact [email protected] www.afrofuturistaffair.com. www.blackquantumfuturism.com #afrofuturistaffair #afrofuturism #afrofuturistaffairball #afrofuturism #blackquantunfuturism #blackquantumphysics #costumeball #philly #communityfutureslab #rasheedahPhillips #moormother

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 13, 2016 Contact: @qcetty Quentin Babatundé VerCetty Black Future Month, BSAM Affiliate [email protected] BLACK SPECULATIVE ARTS MOVEMENT #BSAMtoronto2016 Symposium October 21 – 22, 2016 Ontario College of Art and Design - OCAD University 100 McCaul St. Toronto, On. M5T 1W1 Toronto, ON- Black Speculative Arts Movement Toronto Symposium is a two day free community gathering in the heart of the 6ix, a.k.a Toronto, at the historical art site of the Ontario College of Art and Design University. The symposium will be focused on a Toronto/ Canadian centred dialogue around the improvement of Black and Afrocentric presence in Speculative and Science Fiction in all creative forms and outlets. The lack of cartoons with Black People as majority or in lead roles, or the lack of character diversity in comic books, novels and films are examples. There will also be a market place with a variety of vendors offering goods and services to encourage supporting local businesses and artists. October 21st 6 pm - 10pm Presentations by BSAM co-founders Dr. Reynaldo Anderson & Maia Crown Williams, Black Sun Comics, Black Lives Matter T.O., and more. Panels: • Black Art Matters and Queerness • Studying While Black, lead by Dr. Camille Isaacs, featuring BIPOCSA (Black Indigenous People of Colour Student Assocation) • The Healing of the Nation (Spiritual art practitioners, healers & mystics) moderated by Chiedza P. Live Performances October 22nd 11am – 6pm Presentations by Black Future Month, NIA Centre For the Arts, Rites Of Passage, and more Panel Discussions: • Comics & Caricatures (Artists, designers, and illustrators) • Flipping the script (Authors and Playwrights) • Words, Sound, Power (Music artists & Performance artists) • Black Future Month (Futuristic Creators) October 22nd 10pm, Location tba Cosmic Cosplay Jam with Tobias, OBUXUM, Dj Mitch, Live Performances, and more $10 asked donation #blackcomicschat #blackcomics #blackquantumphysics #afrofuturism #toronto #canada #indiecomics #wearewakanda #nubiamancy #blacksuperheroes #blackcomicsmatter #astroblackness #blackcanadians #blackanimation #array #marvel #dccomics (at OCAD University)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 13, 2016 Contact: @qcetty Quentin Babatundé VerCetty Black Future Month, BSAM Affiliate [email protected] BLACK SPECULATIVE ARTS MOVEMENT #BSAMtoronto2016 Symposium October 21 – 22, 2016 Ontario College of Art and Design - OCAD University 100 McCaul St. Toronto, On. M5T 1W1 Toronto, ON- Black Speculative Arts Movement Toronto Symposium is a two day free community gathering in the heart of the 6ix, a.k.a Toronto, at the historical art site of the Ontario College of Art and Design University. The symposium will be focused on a Toronto/ Canadian centred dialogue around the improvement of Black and Afrocentric presence in Speculative and Science Fiction in all creative forms and outlets. The lack of cartoons with Black People as majority or in lead roles, or the lack of character diversity in comic books, novels and films are examples. There will also be a market place with a variety of vendors offering goods and services to encourage supporting local businesses and artists. October 21st 6 pm - 10pm Presentations by BSAM co-founders Dr. Reynaldo Anderson & Maia Crown Williams, Black Sun Comics, Black Lives Matter T.O., and more. Panels: • Black Art Matters and Queerness • Studying While Black, lead by Dr. Camille Isaacs, featuring BIPOCSA (Black Indigenous People of Colour Student Assocation) • The Healing of the Nation (Spiritual art practitioners, healers & mystics) moderated by Chiedza P. Live Performances October 22nd 11am – 6pm Presentations by Black Future Month, NIA Centre For the Arts, Rites Of Passage, and more Panel Discussions: • Comics & Caricatures (Artists, designers, and illustrators) • Flipping the script (Authors and Playwrights) • Words, Sound, Power (Music artists & Performance artists) • Black Future Month (Futuristic Creators) October 22nd 10pm, Location tba Cosmic Cosplay Jam with Tobias, OBUXUM, Dj Mitch, Live Performances, and more $10 asked donation #blackcomicschat #blackcomics #blackquantumphysics #afrofuturism #toronto #canada #indiecomics #wearewakanda #nubiamancy #blacksuperheroes #blackcomicsmatter #astroblackness #blackcanadians #blackanimation #array #marvel #dccomics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 13, 2016 Contact: Quentin Babatundé VerCetty Black Future Month, BSAM Affiliate [email protected] BLACK SPECULATIVE ARTS MOVEMENT #BSAMtoronto2016 Symposium October 21 – 22, 2016 Ontario College of Art and Design - OCAD University 100 McCaul St. Toronto, On. M5T 1W1 Toronto, ON- Black Speculative Arts Movement Toronto Symposium is a two day free community gathering in the heart of the 6ix, a.k.a Toronto, at the historical art site of the Ontario College of Art and Design University. The symposium will be focused on a Toronto/ Canadian centred dialogue around the improvement of Black and Afrocentric presence in Speculative and Science Fiction in all creative forms and outlets. The lack of cartoons with Black People as majority or in lead roles, or the lack of character diversity in comic books, novels and films are examples. There will also be a market place with a variety of vendors offering goods and services to encourage supporting local businesses and artists. October 21st 6 pm - 10pm Presentations by BSAM co-founder Dr. Reynaldo Anderson, Black Sun Comics, Black Lives Matter T.O., and more. Panels: • Black Art Matters and Queerness • Studying While Black, lead by Dr. Camille Isaacs, featuring BIPOCSA (Black Indigenous People of Colour Student Assocation) • The Healing of the Nation (Spiritual art practitioners, healers & mystics) moderated by Chiedza P. Live Performances October 22nd 11am – 6pm Presentations by Black Future Month, NIA Centre For the Arts, Rites Of Passage, and more Panel Discussions: • Comics & Caricatures (Artists, designers, and illustrators) • Flipping the script (Authors and Playwrights) • Words, Sound, Power (Music artists & Performance artists) • Black Future Month (Futuristic Creators) October 22nd 10pm, Location tba Cosmic Cosplay Jam with Tobias, OBUXUM, Dj Mitch, Live Performances, and more $10 asked donation #blackcomicschat #blackcomics #blackquantumphysics #afrofuturism #toronto #canada #indiecomics #wearewakanda #nubiamancy #blacksuperheroes #blackcomicsmatter #astroblackness #blackcanadians #blackanimation #array #marvel #dccomics (at OCAD University)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 13, 2016 Contact: Quentin Babatundé VerCetty Black Future Month, BSAM Affiliate [email protected] BLACK SPECULATIVE ARTS MOVEMENT #BSAMtoronto2016 Symposium October 21 – 22, 2016 Ontario College of Art and Design - OCAD University 100 McCaul St. Toronto, On. M5T 1W1 Toronto, ON- Black Speculative Arts Movement Toronto Symposium is a two day free community gathering in the heart of the 6ix, a.k.a Toronto, at the historical art site of the Ontario College of Art and Design University. The symposium will be focused on a Toronto/ Canadian centred dialogue around the improvement of Black and Afrocentric presence in Speculative and Science Fiction in all creative forms and outlets. The lack of cartoons with Black People as majority or in lead roles, or the lack of character diversity in comic books, novels and films are examples. There will also be a market place with a variety of vendors offering goods and services to encourage supporting local businesses and artists. October 21st 6 pm - 10pm Presentations by BSAM co-founder Dr. Reynaldo Anderson, Black Sun Comics, Black Lives Matter T.O., and more. Panels: • Black Art Matters and Queerness • Studying While Black, lead by Dr. Camille Isaacs, featuring BIPOCSA (Black Indigenous People of Colour Student Assocation) • The Healing of the Nation (Spiritual art practitioners, healers & mystics) moderated by Chiedza P. Live Performances October 22nd 11am – 6pm Presentations by Black Future Month, NIA Centre For the Arts, Rites Of Passage, and more Panel Discussions: • Comics & Caricatures (Artists, designers, and illustrators) • Flipping the script (Authors and Playwrights) • Words, Sound, Power (Music artists & Performance artists) • Black Future Month (Futuristic Creators) October 22nd 10pm, Location tba Cosmic Cosplay Jam with Tobias, OBUXUM, Dj Mitch, Live Performances, and more $10 asked donation #blackcomicschat #blackcomics #blackquantumphysics #afrofuturism #toronto #canada #indiecomics #wearewakanda #nubiamancy #blacksuperheroes #blackcomicsmatter #astroblackness #blackcanadians #blackanimation #array #marvel #dccomics (at OCAD University)