- 1. Octavia Spencer
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- Octavia Spencer
- Created on 30 May 2019
- 2. Week Of Women: May 31-June 6, 2019
- (Article tagged with: Octavia Spencer)
- ... radar this week. MOVIES/TV Ma In this psychological thriller, Octavia Spencer plays Sue Ann—A.K.A. Ma—a lonely murderer who takes a group of teenagers under her wing, and then becomes obsessed ...
- Created on 30 May 2019
- 3. 7 Best Biopics About Women to Watch When You Need to Feel Inspired (and 1 For When You Don't
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- ... African-American women whose mathematic work at NASA put the U.S. ahead of Russia in what was referred to as the Space Race with the goal of putting a man in space. Starring Octavia Spencer as Dorothy ...
- Created on 30 November 2022
- 4. Ava DuVernay, Taraji P Henson, Cynthia Erivo And More: 9 Movies & Shows Featuring Black Women You Need to Stream This Black History Month
- (Entertainment)
- ... the three Black women behind the NASA launch that cemented the country's place in the Space Race. Starring three powerhouses– Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson, and Janelle Monáe– this film highlights the ...
- Created on 16 February 2022
- 5. Phoebe Robinson on her Comedy Special, Book Release, and Starting a Publishing Imprint, Tiny Reparations
- (Entertainment)
- ... producing, Robinson grew up with her accountant and entrepreneur parents, Phillip and Octavia, and her older brother, Democratic State Representative Phil Robinson, Jr., in the Cleveland suburbs of Northeast ...
- Created on 08 February 2022
- 6. Solange's Saint Heron Opens Free Library of Rare Books and Art By Black Authors and Creators Throughout History ...
- (Books)
- ... have been returned they become part of the “permanent collection” at Saint Heron. Titles include Shakespeare in Harlem by poet Langston Hughes, Clay’s Ark, Octavia Butler’s 1984 novel, as well as poetry ...
- Created on 20 October 2021
- 7. Happy Birthday, Octavia Butler! 4 Powerful Life Lessons From the Renowned Science Fiction And Afrofuturistic Feminist Writer
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- June 22 is Octavia E. Butler’s birthday! Butler was a renowned Black author who wrote groundbreaking science fiction, Afrofuturist, and feminist books. She received a MacArthur “Genius” Grant and PEN ...
- Created on 22 June 2021
- 8. Are You A Bibliophile Looking For A Fun, Book-Loving Online Community? Check Out These 10 Cool BookTubers!
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- ... 8. Njeri from @ONYX Pages Fans of Octavia Butler, this one’s for you! Njeri is a great booktuber to follow if you’re interested in Afro-futurism, and she reads a broad range of genres within this ...
- Created on 12 May 2021
- 9. Michelle Obama Announced As An Inductee Into The National Women's Hall Of Fam
- (Feminism)
- ... have made great contributions to American society. This year’s inductees, who also include pioneering NASA mathematician Katherine Jackson and award-winning science fiction writer Octavia Butler, are undoubtedly ...
- Created on 11 March 2021
- 10. Get Ready for Battle With The Gilded Ones: A YA Fantasy Novel Reminiscent of Octavia Butler
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- ... Otera. This is how Deka discovers she has powers that enable her to lead the Alaki into battle and save Otera from destruction. The Gilded Ones is a YA fantasy novel reminiscent of Octavia Butler. Imbued ...
- Created on 09 February 2021
- 11. 7 Short Stories Written By Women To Get You Back Into The Spirit Of Reading
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- ... through a teenager’s eyes, in a remarkably coherent way, and with a fixated gaze. 7. "Speech Sounds" by Octavia E. Butler Okay, okay, a story about the apocalypse might not be exactly what you need ...
- Created on 21 January 2021
- 12. Calling All Lady Stoners: On Shame, Gender, and Weed
- (Living)
- ... of opaque smoke that’s produced, I’m daydreaming about getting high while staving off the lingering symptoms of CHS and physical marijuana withdrawal, among them nausea, body chills, and abdominal pains. ...
- Created on 18 December 2020
- 13. Week Of Women: Rebecca, The Witches, Equal
- (Entertainment)
- ... narrated by Pose star Billy Porter, looks into the history of the Stonewall Riots and the events leading up to them. Out October 22 on HBO Max. The Witches Octavia Spencer, Anne Hathaway, and Kristin ...
- Created on 15 October 2020
- 14. Artist Claudia Gutierrez On Color, Textiles, And The Importance of Art
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- ... place on ourselves and the world around us. Any upcoming projects? I am currently working off of the essays of Octavio Paz for a series I will be showing at my commercial gallery in early 2021. I’m ...
- Created on 02 October 2020
- 15. In "Antebellum," Janelle Monáe Contends With Slavery In America's Past And Prese
- (Movies)
- ... the setting seems to contradict the violence that it hosts; it’s almost too picturesque, too serene. Antebellum is reminiscent of Octavia Butler’s 1979 novel, Kindred, in which a Black woman unwittingly ...
- Created on 04 September 2020
- 16. The 100th Anniversary of (Some) Women's Suffrage: Did YOUR state support women's right to vote? Check this state-by-state history of the fight for suffrage in Ameri
- (Feminism)
- ... Walker’s house—the country’s first Black woman millionaire and subject of the Netflix mini-series Self Made starring Octavia Spencer. Wisconsin White women in Wisconsin were able to vote as early as ...
- Created on 18 August 2020
- 17. What You Should Know About Black August
- (Feminism)
- ... ranging from Octavia Butler to Assata Shakur. On Twitter, the Movement 4 Black Lives writes “There are many ways to participate, from reading books to hosting a political education event or a book club ...
- Created on 07 August 2020
- 18. Tessa Thompson, Issa Rae, and Over 300 Black Artists Call on Hollywood to Divest From Police
- (Entertainment)
- ... this open letter are Yara Shahidi, Tiffany Haddish, Michael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, Zoe Kravitz, and Issa Rae. The letter states that it’s “time for Hollywood to acknowledge its role and take on the ...
- Created on 25 June 2020
- 19. Let's Stop Naming American Schools After Confederate
- (Living)
- ... supported, the Civil Rights movement and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Or, more recently, what about Octavia Spencer, the Oscar-winning actress famous for her roles in Hidden Figures and The Shape of Water? ...
- Created on 24 June 2020
- 20. Need A Break From Reality? Escape With These 11 YA Fantasy Books
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- ... a teen audience, these authors who are truly Octavia Butler's heirs have woven worlds to create a stunning narrative that centers Black women and gender nonconforming individuals. A Phoenix First Must Burn wil ...
- Created on 20 March 2020
