A brief take on how the rise of audiobooks has transformed access to African American novels, allowing listeners to experience the aural artistry of Black literature through skilled voice performances.

Script by Howard Rambsy II
Read by Kassandra Timm

A brief take on Bryan Edward Hill, a leading African American comic writer known for his diverse work on Batman, Black Panther, and Blade.

Script by Howard Rambsy II
Read by Kassandra Timm

A brief take on the challenges of periodizing African American literature, exploring when the current literary era began and how it might be defined.

Script by Howard Rambsy II
Read by Kassandra Timm

A brief take on the media’s narrow focus on a select few Black writers

Script by Howard Rambsy II
Read by Kassandra Timm

A brief take on the limited presence of Black-authored novels in a Chicago airport bookstore.

Script by Howard Rambsy II
Read by Kassandra Timm

A brief take on the evolution of Afrofuturism from a critical framework exploring race and technology to a widely used label for Black artistic productions infused with science fiction and tech.

Script by Howard Rambsy II
Read by Kassandra Timm

A brief take on how Alondra Nelson’s Yahoo group in the 1990s shaped the rise of Afrofuturism through discussions on race, tech, and Black culture.

Script by Howard Rambsy II
Read by Kassandra Timm

A brief take on 30 essential African American novels, from Toni Morrison to Colson Whitehead, as an entry point to a rich literary tradition and the journeys ahead.

Script by Howard Rambsy II
Read by Kassandra Timm

A brief take on how Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Black Panther run introduced a Wakanda map, deepening its world-building and legacy.

Script by Howard Rambsy II
Read by Kassandra Timm

A brief take on Orrin C. Evans, a pioneering journalist and creator of All-Negro Comics, the first comic book with an all-Black creative team and characters.

Script by Stephyn Phillips 
Read by Kassandra Timm