"Culture in the Cosmos: AfroFuturism, Hip-Hop, and Black Joy"
It’s not just white folks in space, y’all! Southern rap imagines Black people to be out of this world.
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obsidianpodcast
- Jul 5, 2020
- 1 min
Kilamanjaro Collection: "Bodies of Matter" by M.C. Tapera
Finding herself in amidst a crisis, Zora strives for something that causes her to look upwards, towards the stars.
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obsidianpodcast
- Jul 2, 2020
- 1 min
WHITE (2011) x When the Buildings Began to Bleed (2019)
“Together we can survive the Sun,” promises a service from WHITE (2011) by A. Sayeeda Moreno.
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obsidianpodcast
- Jun 22, 2020
- 1 min
Kilamanjaro Collection: "When The Buildings Began To Bleed" by Vanessa Taylor
"At the end of the day, their mistake was simple: they sent her body to the masjid."
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obsidianpodcast
- Jun 20, 2020
- 1 min
Oh, to be a Black Jetson!
Kerry James Marshall’s “Keeping the Culture” (2011) + OBSIDIAN's "60 Minutes Through Space"
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obsidianpodcast
- May 12, 2020
- 1 min
Announcement: The Kilimanjaro Collection
Details on what the Kilimanjaro Collection is and how COVID-19 is affecting the show. #afrofuturism #covid #pandemic #coronavirus #scifi
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obsidianpodcast
- Mar 9, 2020
- 1 min
DNA Data Storage: The Kidnapping
A brother calls on the assistance of a Private Investigator to find his missing sibling, a DNA data mule.
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obsidianpodcast
- Jan 31, 2020
- 1 min
OBSIDIAN Meets The Drinking Gourd
Safiyah Cheatam, Vanessa Taylor, and Zaynab Shahar gather for a roundtable on the role of Black Muslims in Afrofuturism.
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obsidianpodcast
- Jan 28, 2020
- 1 min
Phase 1 Wrap Up: Round Table Discussion
A glimpse into dissecting this past phase: RELATIONSHIPS with three special guests.
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obsidianpodcast
- Jan 7, 2020
- 1 min
Sunset, Sunrise
A young man is ostracized by his people for his ability to speak to...them.
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obsidianpodcast
- Nov 25, 2019
- 1 min
Off the Grid
A couple's nature getaway is sabotaged by traces of the past.
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obsidianpodcast
- Oct 29, 2019
- 10 min
60 Minutes Through Space
Get to know the Walker family as they take a quick trip to the moon with Blue Orbit.
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obsidianpodcast
- Oct 22, 2019
- 1 min
INTRODUCING: PHASES
Like in lunar cycles, each phase gives the night personality and uniqueness. No two nights are the same.
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