Midwest BSFA members Cassandra, Aiesha, and Tiffany were in the house at the Cincinnati Opera Young Professionals’ annual fundraiser on February 28. The FUTUREGLOW Bacchanal had a futuristic theme to celebrate the lead up to this summer’s premiere of Lalovavi and included a fashion show, performances and a dance party.
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You’ve got about two months to plan your outfit for our 2026 Black Fae Day meetup from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, at Mt. Airy Arboretum! The official theme is “Realms & Factions” so we’ve decided to break it into “light vs. dark.” Whose team are you on?
Give us a couple of paragraphs about this strange cloud that was sent in from one of our homies in New Mexico. (This is a real photo!)
Dr. Mel Michelle Lewis, the executive curator of Root to Flourish Collective, is cultivating a racially-just conservation, climate, and environmental movement through empowered leadership and community care. She’s partnering with American Bird Conservatory as a member of the Afrofuturism Collective for the “Afrofuturism and Birds” panel from 4 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, February 25, on Zoom (link provided after registration). This free webinar will imagine birds as central to both the ancestral imaginaries of the past and visions for afrofutures to exemplify ancient knowledge and embody futuristic technologies. Lewis will be joined by Binta Dixon, Mykah Scott, and Harrison Watson for a creative convening to highlight the old magics and new mythologies of birds.
Write a short story based on this Vice headline.
Today is Toni Morrison’s birthday, kicking off a year-long celebration across her home state. Check out what’s going on in your area throughout the year at ohiocelebratestonimorrison.org!
James Tecco, husband of our co-founder Renee, wrote this remembrance of local artist Da’Mon Butler, who passed away late last month.
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Write a piece based on The Roots’s “Something in the Way of Things (In Town),”” featuring Amiri Baraka.
There’s only one week until 2025 Queen City Black Comix Day and we’ve got four local comic book creators on deck.
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While the BIPOC Vamp Day organizers raised money for the national Sickle Cell Disease Association during last weekend’s festivities, we got local and decided to raise money for Cincinnati’s very own sickle cell charity. Thanks to ticket sales and sponsorships from the juke joint, we were able to donate $250 directly to the Sickle Cell Alliance Foundation this week!
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Midwest Black Speculative Fiction Alliance 