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In Her Inventive and Prescient Stories, Octavia Butler Wrote Herself Into the Science Fiction Canon
Chris Gunn Octavia E. Butler didn’t like to wait ... Even today, says Gerry Canavan, author of a 2016 Butler biography, “It just feels like … she predicts the future.” ...
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In Her Inventive and Prescient Stories, Octavia Butler Wrote Herself Into the Science Fiction Canon
Octavia E. Butler didn’t like to wait for ... Even today, says Gerry Canavan, author of a 2016 Butler biography, “It just feels like … she predicts the future.” Born an only child in ...
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For historically Black Altadena, the combined wildfire loss of generational wealth and personal heirlooms is indescribable
For many African Americans who built their lives and businesses in historically Black communities like Altadena, the combined ...
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For historically Black Altadena, the combined wildfire loss of generational wealth and personal heirlooms is indescribable
It burnished her list of accomplishments ... was also scorched by the flames. Author Octavia Butler – best known for penning futuristic tales centered on the Black experience – was born ...
Sci-Fi Author Octavia Butler Predicted LA Fires In "Parable Of The Sower"
The Eaton Fire narrowly spares the cemetery housing Octavia Butler’s grave, as Altadena—the historic Black community she once ...