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An exciting documentary project!

Mon, 11/19/2007 - 1:46pm — Ayana

I am thrilled to be posting about Invisible Universe, a project by M. Asli Dukan. Dukan is creating a documentary about Blackness in speculative fiction. She has posted an inspiring 4-minute video tribute to Octavia. To see the tribute, go to Invisible Universe, click the Octavia E.

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Pic- Slate

Mon, 11/19/2007 - 11:01am — Ayana

The photograph of Octavia is by Milbert Orlando Brown. The obituary, published on Slate.com, is by Tyler Cowen. Read it here: Octavia Butler: The outsider who changed science fiction.

A Remembrance by Sharon Ball on NPR

Mon, 11/19/2007 - 8:46am — Ayana

I enjoyed this remembrance from journalist and friend of Octavia Butler, Sharon Ball. The page has three parts: the audio remembrance, an essay by Octavia called "On Racism", and a collection of links on NPR about Octavia (look to the bottom of the page). Click here: Eye on the Stars: Feet on the Ground

All that she touched

Thu, 04/19/2007 - 11:56am — Ayana

Photo by Monica Jones/ Courtesy of the College of New York. From the article entitled, "All That She Touched". A moving, personal article by Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due in Black Issues Book Review; May/Jun2006, Vol. 8 Issue 3, p18-19, 2p.

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