Lisa Yaszek is a Regents' Professor of Science Fiction Studies in the Georgia Tech School of Literature, Media, and Communication. She explains what Afrofuturism is and why it's important, and shares some of her favorite works from influential Afrofuturists past and present. 

"Afrofuturism reminds us that humans can intervene in the material and social world and create a whole host of futures, many of which depart from the futures-as-usual that we get from the mainstream media."

Read the full article on the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts website.