Art from Ingrid La Fleur's Afrofuturist mayoral campaign in Detroit. (Ingrid La Fleur)
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Ingrid La Fleur is an artist, activist, and Afrofuturist based in Detroit. She was a recent mayoral candidate and is the founder and director of AFROTOPIA. The list below is a collection of books, films and artists she recommends if you're interested in understanding Afrofuturism as an aesthetic and as a movement.
Books
Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture
Ytasha Womack
Who Fears Death
Nnedi Okorafor
Ancient, Ancient
Kiini Ibura Salaam
Parable of the Sower
Octavia Butler
Dhalgren
Samuel Delany
The Brother's Jetstream
Zig Zag Claibourne
Films
Pumzi
Wanuri Kahiu
Noise Gate
Vim Crony
Aljana Moons
Alexi Peskine
Over Simplification of Her Beauty
Terence Nance
Black Star: Rebirth is Necessary
Jenn Nkiru
Last Angel in History
John Akomfrah
Les Saignantes
Jean-Pierre Bekolo
Visual Art and Fashion
Alisha Wormsley
Dogon Krigga
Osborne Macharia
Jessi Jumanji