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Better Satellite World Podcast: Space for All, Episode 3: Afrofuturism

In this third episode of the Space for All podcast series, SSPI Director of Development and Innovation Lou Zacharilla speaks with author and filmmaker Ytasha Womack. Ytasha talks about dreams for the future, without which there would be no idea of “Space for All.”

Ytasha Womack is an author, filmmaker, journalist and innovation architect. As a champion of the imagination and Afrofuturism, she creates, produces and writes projects that intersect culture, art, and value humanity. Ytasha is regarded as a leading voice on Afrofuturism and has lectured at universities and festivals in the US, Germany, England, The Netherlands and Canada. Her latest works include Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci Fi & Fantasy Culture, which is taught in universities around the world and the films “Couples Night” (2018) and “A Love Letter to the Ancestors From Chicago” (2017). Ytasha is currently developing film and book projects including the sci fi film “Bar Star City.”

Ytasha’s other works include the books Rayla 2212Post Black: How a New Generation is Redefining African American Identity and Beats and Rhymes and Life: What We Love and Hate About Hip Hop. She has conducted workshops and lectures on Afrofuturism, African American culture and trends, hip hop and media for universities, advertising agencies and professional organizations. She has also conducted lectures and served on panels at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Northwestern University, University of Illinois/Champagne Urbana, Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles, Gene Siskel Center, Chicago Comic Con, the Twin Cities Book Festival, Pepsico, New York Comic Con and Chicago Comic Con, among others.

 

      

 

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 November 27, 2020