“Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism, Black Quantum Futures and other indigenous future visions widen the plurality for democratizing the future that has for too long held a narrow future that has denied Black people real and accessible widespread wealth, health and education.” - Dr. Lonny J. Avi Brooks

Please join our first d.school futures series session with Dr. Lonny J. Avi Brooks and Ahmed Best, writers, researchers, educators, performers, producers, and co-creators of the Afrofuturist Podcast, a show that examines, speculates, and imagines the Black future from a global point of view, and aims to diversify and democratize the building of the future.

Developed by Lonny J. Avi Brooks, Ahmed Best, and game designer Eli Kosminsky, Afro-Rithms from the Future challenges players to set up world scenarios informed by a set of tensions in the meta-sense, which are then populated by artifacts from the future, referencing objects and inspiration in our present. The goal is to challenge players to imagine new worlds and build responsive solutions for a future that not only includes but amplifies the voices of those often overlooked.

We’ll be joined by their collaborators Fathomers and Dynamicland to create a vibrant experience that will allow us to listen, learn, play, and collectively imagine new possibilities!