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Makeda been knowing me, since I was a kid a few years older than my son’s age. So of course, you know she fell in Love with my custom designed crew neck sweater🔥💯💯✊🏾❤️🫡 be on the look out , sunST8 ROOTS custom shirts and sweaters available soon at the World Beat Cutural Center 💯🙌🏽❤️🌍🙏🏽 who knows that just might also include a few weekly self defense classes and Seminar’s to look out for this summer as well 🤷🏽‍♂️😆😁💪🏽💥🥊💯 The Rootsman been out here reppin for the City and reppin for the culture ✊🏾🌍🇲🇽💯 Might’ve just messed around and became everything they said I wouldn’t …sounds like there were definitely Some Local Black Super hero’s inna building today 💯💪🏽🫡 @worldbeatcenter @makedadread @legends_bobfest @oneworldbeatcafe @blackcomixday @afrocomiccon @_king_kutta #sandiego #california #sunst8 #customclothing

We could not be more grateful for the community that showed up and filled the house for our 3rd Annual Film Showcase. 🤎✨ The space was overflowing with love and with people who are truly doing the work to ensure Oakland’s art scene stays alive and thriving. Thank you to Reach Back Retain @reachbackretain for killing it on the mic, to Frank Abney @frankabney for allowing us to screen your powerful, award-winning film Black Man, Black Man, and to the many others who made this showcase possible. Shout out to The New Parkway Theatre @thenewparkway for the space. This is what community looks like. 🎬🔥 #kingmakersofoakland #blackexcellence #blackhistorymonth #blacklove #shortfilms

Hey AfroComicCon Family! We are having another great event in partnership with the Chabot Space & Science Center! Come out to first Friday in February that’s February 6 from 6 PM to 10 PM. * * There’s going to be amazing events from the center, and also brought to you a by AfroComicCon some of our featured activities are a panel discussion about the history of Afrofuturism in Oakland, we are featuring independent game developers with a card game about African gods, amazing children’s books by a local author who will be there, we have a talented live music performer, as well as the AfroComicCon booth and Photo opportunities. * * * Please sign up if you’d like to volunteer, link in bio free admission for those who volunteer and also feel free to go to @chabotspace and purchase tix! Another post with more details is coming soon!

Beneath planetarium stars, we conjure our futures. Friday, February 6 at 8pm I'm moderating "Starlight & Ink"—an Afrofuturist reading where poets and storytellers transform Oakland's cosmic legacy into living verse. We'll explore what Sinners, Ironheart, and Black Panther teach us about ancestral memory. About imagination as technology. About futures we dream into being. Swipe to meet the visionaries joining me: ✦ @aliejjones — ekphrastic poetry centering Chinaka Hodge's character Riri Williams of Ironheart ✦ @jenee.darden — Oakland brilliance through Coogler's lens in Black Panther ✦ @duanethewriter_ — Black masculinity in fantasy landscapes in Sinners ✦ @avilonny — ancestral intelligence as living memory in Sinners This is also a preview of of the coming Afrofuturism guests of honor when Oakland hosts the 2026 World Fantasy Convention this October. 📍 @chabotspace 🗓 Thursday, Feb 6 • 8PM Share this post with someone who needs to be in this room. RSVP at link in bio

The team at ⭐️ Nuvo Noir ⭐️ would like to extend warm Christmas greetings this holiday season to all of our friends, family, and community sponsors who helped make 2025 unforgettable—and who are helping us make NYE 2026 at Geoffrey’s one to remember 🎄✨ 🎟️ $25 Early Bird tickets are still available through December 26, so grab yours while they last! We can’t wait to celebrate with you 🖤#nuvonoir #oakland #blackexcellence #blackjoy

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Wow! What an amazing conversion with TJ Sterling of @raecomics and Ade Heru of @giantkillerpress taking about their newest project and Kickstarter for this incredible historical graphic novel: ‘Musa the Lion of Mali’ The richest man that ever lived! Beautiful story, beautiful graphics and art world building Afrofuturism join the crowd funding and please share life and comment if you can’t afford yourself to join the Kickstarter or give a donation to Afro Comic Con please let people know that this work is so important and we need your help and support to continue thank you so much for being a part of this Inspiring conversation.

Join us this Friday December 19th @5 :30 PM PST for a talk with the creators of Musa: ‘The Reigning Lion of Mali’ @tjsterlingart of @raecomics and Ade Heru of @giantkillerpress Do you know was/is the RICHEST man to have ever lived?? Well if you guessed Mansa Musa you are correct!! Just last week we released our historical fiction fantasy epic graphic novel about the one and only Mansa Musa! Hit the link in their bio. Get in on the @kickstarter while you still can! More about the story: The reigning Lion of Mali, Abu’Bakari is famous for his love of wine, women, and wealth, but his truest loves are his kingdom and his kin. Tasked with carrying on the legacy of the great Sundiata, the King wears the crown with charm, burden, and a watchful eye...especially now that Musa’s power is beginning to roar. Moderated by our very own creator and co-founder of @afrocomiccon Michael James! AKA @darkberryjuice #mansamusa #blackcomics #art #marvel

What a great evening with @bayareafilmnight !! Special surprise guest Ryan Coogler was there to support as well! Congrats Fam! It’s always wonderful to be with our people at the @grandlaketheater

Oakland Technology & Education Center is the nonprofit that is behind AfroComicCon, and AfroComicCon international film festival. We have amazing youth programs and community partnerships to improve the lives for creative and youth who want to sign in the arts media, tech, and entertainment professions. Any amount will help and if you can’t donate please share thank you, Family.!

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