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If i were to ask you to name a popular black science fiction or fantasy author most people can think of two names, if that, Octavia E Butler and Samuel R. Delany. So this video is about giving you both a brief history of black authors in the genre and some books that you may not have read and should check out. So that the next time you think “well if you want diversity you should write your own stuff” you will know just how full of it you are.

Black History Month Playlist 2016:

Parable of the Sower/Kindred by Octavia Butler

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavia_E._Butler

Dhalgren/A.B.C: Three Short Novels: The Jewels of Aptor, The Ballad of Beta-2, They Fly at Ciron

The Vampire Huntress Legend Series #1--13 by L.A. Banks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Esdaile_Banks

Who Fears Death/Binti/Akita Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nnedi_Okorafor

The Inheritance Trilogy/The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._K._Jemisin

Ghost Summer/ African Immortals Series by Tananarive Due

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tananarive_Due

Inside a Silver Box by Walter Mosley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Mosley

The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7022361.Kai_Ashante_Wilson

Shadow Blade (Shadowchasers Series) by Seressia Glass

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21697.Seressia_Glass?from_search=true&search_version=service

Orleans by Sherri L. Smith

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/414681.Sherri_L_Smith?from_search=true&search_version=service

Lion’s Blood by Steven Barnes

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/625846.Lion_s_Blood?from_search=true&search_version=service

Saturn's Child by Nichelle Nichols & Margaret Wander Bonanno

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1253022.Saturn_s_Child?from_search=true&search_version=service

Falling in Love with Hominids/ The Chaos/Brown Girl in the Ring/ by Nalo Hopkinson

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/27528.Nalo_Hopkinson?from_search=true&search_version=service

Moses Man of The Mountain by Zora Neale Hurston

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/84030.Moses_Man_of_the_Mountain?from_search=true&search_version=service

Octavia's Brood Anthology

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23129839-octavia-s-brood?from_search=true&search_version=service

The Cambion Chronicles by Jaime Reed

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5140626.Jaime_Reed?from_search=true&search_version=service

Great black heroes/books by non-black authors

Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22295304-shadowshaper?from_search=true&search_version=service

Ben Aaronovitch's River's of London

https://www.goodreads.com/series/51937-peter-grant

Libba Bray's Beauty Queens/The Diviners

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2526.Libba_Bray?from_search=true&search_version=service

Jacqueline Koyanago's Ascension--Tangles Axon Series

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17751274-ascension?from_search=true&search_version=service

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Vodou
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Voodoo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodoo_(folk_magic)