KIZA (kee’-za) active n. [from Kiswahili kisa, story.] 1. Story. 2. It’s all about the story.
Black (blak) infinite being [existing before the beginning.] 1. Space, ether, infinity. 2. Color containing all other colors. 3. People embodying space, ether, infinity. 4. Pertaining to the creative substance and all that exists.
Lit (lit) n. [Ebonics; Black English; African American Vernacular English] 1. Literature, spoken and written. 2. Hip, cool and/or energetic. 3. Bright, shining, illuminated, enlightening.
BlackLit (blak-lit) n., v., adj., adv. Brilliant and active literary expressions pertaining to all that exists, created by people who embody space /ether /infinity.
A Butler Past
Reminded of my goal to explore two genres: graphic novels and Afro-futuristic literature, I begin researching the latter. The name called in article after article is a familiar one: Octavia Butler. While her titles like Parable of the Sower, Parable of the Talents and Kindred are familiar to me, as a younger woman …