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Octavia Spencer In New Sci-Fi Thriller Role

By Black Sci-Fi February 21, 2012

Actress Octavia Spencer has joined the cast of "Snow Piercer."

Groundbreaking Book Cites Thousands of Inventions By People of Color

By Black Sci-Fi February 17, 2012

Brooklyn, NY. Thursday, February 9th - Black Inventors, Crafting Over 200 Years of Success, clearly…

Interlopers: A Shifters Novel/ Book Review

By Robert Jeffrey II February 16, 2012

In today’s world there’s no shortage of fantasy novels which cater to young adults. Whether…

SHADOWLAW GRAPHIC NOVEL SELLS OUT IMMEDIATELY NATIONWIDE

By Black Sci-Fi February 15, 2012

Los Angeles, CA – February 14th, 2012 – Shadowlaw, the long-awaited sci-fi/horror graphic novel by…

New G.I. Joe Action Figures: The Rock as Roadblock and The RZA as the Blind Master

By Black Sci-Fi February 15, 2012

With the release of G.I. JOE: RETALIATION the sequel to the 2009 G.I. JOE: RISE…

First of a series of articles on Blacks in Science Fiction Part One: Movies

By Prof. William H. Foster February 9, 2012

Today is the perfect time to review the appearance of people of color (POC) in…

Black Comic Book Day Hits The ATL!

By Robert Jeffrey II February 9, 2012

On February 11th, lifelong comics’ fans and those new to the medium will have a…

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden’s Year-End Message - 2011

By Black Sci-Fi December 20, 2011

As this year comes to end the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator, Charles…

The Sci-Fi Soul of Black Folk

By L. M. Davis December 11, 2011

Black folks have a conflicted and complicated relationship with the fantasy genre. Ask any given…

NASA’S KEPLER CONFIRMS ITS FIRST PLANET IN HABITABLE ZONE OF SUN-LIKE STAR

By Exclusive to BlackSci-Fi.com December 6, 2011

MOFFET FIELD, Calif. -- NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed its first planet in the "habitable…

Black Sci-Fi chats with Glyph Comics Awards Founder Rich Watson

By Robert Jeffrey II December 6, 2011

As with a host of other arenas, the comics industry often takes a moment to…

Alien Encounters II Lands in Atlanta

By Robert Jeffrey II December 5, 2011

During the last week of October, Atlanta’s Auburn Avenue Research Library (http://www.afpls.org/aarl) on African American…

SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2012 GLYPH COMICS AWARDS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED; JUDGES NAMED

By Black Sci-Fi December 4, 2011

The seventh annual Glyph Comics Awards (GCA), in association with the East Coast Black Age…

Duane Jones: A Horror Film Pioneer

By Robert Jeffrey II October 26, 2011

Growing up in Chicago, we had one of those late night B-movie programs, where some…

Once Upon a Time: Review

By Trodayne Northern October 25, 2011

If the pilot episode is anything by which to judge, it seems that Once Upon a Time is in the business of wish fulfillment.

Kids Comic Con 2012!

The 11th Annual East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention