The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry
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Gary Jackson. (2021). The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry. Blair.

Gary Jackson. 2021. The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry. Blair.

Gary Jackson, The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry. Blair, 2021.

Gary Jackson. The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry. Blair, 2021.

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Table of Contents

Sheree Reneé Thomas, "The Sun Burnt Up and Other Reasons to Riot"

Introduction from the Editors

MAN OF STEEL

Borelson, Unleashed

Lucille Clifton, "if i should," "further note to clark," "final note to clark," "note passed to superman"

Frank X. Walker, "new note to clark kent"

Turtel Onli, M10

teri elam, "Superman Retires"

Ashley M. Jones, "Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane No. 106"

Cynthia Manick, "Dear Superman"

MORE SUPERHEROES

John Jennings, Afrofuturism

Gary Jackson, "Nightcrawler Buys a Woman a Drink"

Yorli Huff, Superhero Huff

A. Van Jordan, "The Flash Reverses Time"

Keith S. Wilson, "Aubade on Bachelorhood and Never Becoming the Flash"

Tony Medina, "Blue Dick Blue Balls"

Loretta Diane Walker, "Princess Diana of Themyscira, Aka Wonder Woman"

BLACK SUPERHEROES

Yorli Huff, Superhero Huff

Steven Leyva, "Ode to Static"

Derrick Weston Brown, "Bruuuuuh or When Brothers Debate Black Panther in a Safeway parking Lot."

Tara Betts, "Storm Writes to Black Panther," "Oya Invites Storm to Tea"

Sheree Reneé Thomas, "If There Is Darkness,"

Grisel Acosta, "I of the Hurricane"

Amanda Johnston, "Blade Speaks at Career Day"

Borelson, Channeling the Energy

Tim Seibles, "Blade, the Daywalker," "Blade, Historical," "Blade, Unplugged"

Cynthia Manick, "Praise for Luke Cage's Skin and Starshine"

Gary Jackson, "Luke Cage Tells It Like It Is"

BLACK ANTIHEROES

Wolly McNair, Raven

Sheree Reneé Thomas, "Eartha Kitt Reflects On Cat Woman"

Steven Leyva, "Ode to Lando Calrissian"

Len Lawson, The Amanda Waller Suite "Episode 1: Amanda Waller Enters the War Room," "Episode 2: Amanda Waller Attracts a Bat," "Episode 3: Amanda Waller Has a Woman-to-Woman with Harley Quinn," "Episode 4: Amanda Waller Assembles a Suicide Squad"

John Jennings, Ajala

Rodney Wilder, "Invocation"

Cortney Lamar Charleston, "Elegy for Kilmonger With My Own Pain Entering Frame"

Frank X. Walker, "New Rules for Crime Fighting"

BLACK POP CULTURE

Najee Dorsey, Southern Futurist over Civil War Soil

Saida Agostini, "the ending where queen and slim live"

Derrick Weston Brown, "So Jon Snow and Colin Kaepernick are in a pub..."

Alice Kandolo, Let's Party in Space

Tara Betts, "Before Sasha Lights a Bonfire," "To Lieutenant Nyota Uhura"

Casey Rocheteau, "Sun Ra Speaks to Gucci Mane"

TJ Anderson, "Space is the Place"

Qunicy Scott Jones, "'post-racial' as Samuel L. Jackson"

BLACK HISTORY

Karo Duro, city upon a hill

Joshua Bennett, "Frederick Douglass Is Dead"

Quentin VerCetty, the new Queen's Gates

Yona Harvey, "In Toni Morrison's Head"

Keith S. Wilson, "uncanny emmett till"

Yorli Huff, Agent Huff

Ashley M. Jones, "Soul Power / James Brown Time Loop"

Peter Schmidt, "Octavius V. Catto"

avery r. young, "((( in my marvin gaye voice ))) light year(s) / ahead friday (2020) – poem"

Moriah S. Webster, "Harlem [3]"

Joshua Bennett, "When Thy King Was a Boy"

VIDEO GAMES & FANTASY

Karo Duro, Woman of sand and stone

Trace DePass, "ode to pokemon trainer Red"

Ashley Harris, "God Usopp," "Majora's Mask," "Ode to Pinky and the Brain"

Wolly McNair, Black Magic Is Only Bad in the Movies

Rico Frederick, "Keep De Hacksaw on Mary...

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1. • code: ART038000
   • description: Art / American / African American & Black
2. • code: POE001000
   • description: Poetry / Anthologies (multiple authors)
3. • code: POE005050
   • description: Poetry / American / African American & Black