Democracy Now is providing this 15 year old interview of the Black woman who has been called the Mother of Afro-Futurism.
https://www.democracynow.org/2021/2/23/octavia_butler_2005_interview
Butler also (like Shona Moonbeam) saw the value of exploring how religion shapes culture. In this interview, she reads some of her book. Check out the part at 42 minutes, if you don’t listen to the entire interview. It’s really a premonition of what we’ve been living through in the last few years.
If you are not familiar with Democracy Now!, it’s a great time to get acquainted. There is also a link to a shorter (15 minute) audio only clip of the interview.
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