In this episode, Susan speaks with Jordan Williams, Senior Communications Specialist for UNT's Lifelong Learning & Community Engagement department, which runs OLLI at UNT. They discuss Jordan's interest in Afrofuturism and he does his best to explain what the term means. Jordan identifies some key concepts that relate to Afrofuturism and gives examples of artists and works of art that exemplify the genre.
Episode Notes:
Listen to actor LeVar Burton give a dramatic reading of Lesley Nneka Arimah's short story, "What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky" at https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stitcher/levar-burton-reads/e/50741707.
To learn more about OLLI at UNT, please visit https://olli.unt.edu/ or email olli@unt.edu.