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  The Precedent of Black Exploitation in Derrick Bell's "Space Traders."

  Aliens visit America with an offer to solve all of America's most pressing problems in exchange for all of their Black people. Americans are exposed for how they truly and honestly see Black people, as something to be traded rather than being human beings. Even the president thinks of the election ramifications rather than the moral implications.
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  Killmonger’s Battle with Oppression in the Film "Black Panther."

  Killmonger's battle with oppression was due, in part, to the isolationist policies of his father's ancestral home of Wakanda.
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  An AfroFuturist framing of "Bitter Root."

  The comic book "Bitter Root" uses afrofuturism and its sub-genres to frame and reimagine the events of the "Red Summer of 1919"
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  Attack the Future!

  "Attack the Block" is a British film that follows a group of teenage boys in South London during an alien invasion. It is up to the boys to defeat the aliens and save the "block" that they live in. This is not only an amazing film for anyone to watch but it also does a fantastic job of defying the norms. It fits in the afrofuturist genre because it is a science fiction movie that follows a racially integrated group of teenagers who end up saving the day. The film focuses on the main character Moses, a misguided Black teenager who is a leader and role model to his friends. Moses isn't perfect but he saves his "block" from the attack and ends up a hero.
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  Janelle Monáe as Cindi Mayweather: The ArchAndroid

  Cindi Mayweather represents Janelle Monae's alter ego. Living in the time of 2719, Mayweather's future resembles the tragic history of our own world.
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  Afrofuturistic Predictions: Will Equality Be Achieved in One Hundred Years?

  For centuries, there has been a divide between people, created by the people. This divide has been used to classify people by the color of their skin, somehow translating into their worth as members of society. This divide is the "color line." Author W.E.B. DuBois pondered this over one hundred years ago in his afrofuturistic work, ”The Comet." Unfortunately, the problem has yet to be resolved.