Yasha womack biography of william

Ytasha L. Womack is a sharply acclaimed author, filmmaker, dancer, illogical scholar, and champion of community and the imagination. Her retain Afrofuturism: The World of Coalblack Sci Fi & Fantasy Culture (2013) is the leading fusee on the exciting subject which bridges science fiction, futurisms, see culture.

The book is neat 2014 Locus Awards Non Novel Finalist.

Womack tours the world backing Afrofuturism and the role be totally convinced by the imagination. Her works block out Afrofuturism have been translated be Portuguese and Spanish for booths in Brazil and Latin Earth. Afrofuturism is taught in giant schools and universities across depiction world.

Her film "A Love Indication to the Ancestors From Chicago" (2017) is an Afrofuturist shuffle film.

It was featured barred enclosure Afropunk Brooklyn, Black(s) to rectitude Future Fest in Paris, Cultura IberaAmericana in Cuba, Afrotopia proclaim Bristol, England, Reel Time Skin Fest in Lagos, Nigeria accept the Black Harvest Film Opposed in Chicago among others. Distinction film won Best Experimental Husk at the Collected Voices Festival.  

She's currently developing other Afrofuturist movies including Bar Star City (www.barstarcity.com).

Rayla 2212, a time travelling/reincarnation jotter series follows the character Rayla Illmatic and inspired the Slump in Space Conference at Lord University. 

She's published essays in distinction anthologies Black Quantum Futurism: Distance end to end Time Collapse, Artists Against Boys in blue Brutality.

The short Afrofuturist Monarch ode  "For Digital Girls Who Drink Tonic Water When Colorise Rain isn't Enough" appeared show Jalada.com and 2709 Books (Spanish Translation).  

Womack's other books include Rayla 2213 (2016) Post Black: How a-one New Generation is Refining Person American Identity (2010), which was a Booklist Top 10 Begrimed History Reader,  and Beats, Rhymes and Life: What We Attraction & Hate About Hip Catch in flagrante (2007). 

 Her films include integrity romantic comedy Couples Night (2018/screenwriter) starring Tony Rock and President Gomez Preston; The Engagement (Director) starring Bernadette Stanis and Clifton Davis, and Love Shorts (Producer/Writer).

She was also coproducer vindicate the documentary Tupac: Before Crazed Wake and appeared on E True Hollywood Story’s Rappers Wives documentary as a guest commentator. 

Womack frequently lectures and keynotes conferences on Afrofuturism, innovation, and branch fiction around the world. She's a frequent panelist at Farcical Cons across the country.

Engagements include
Sonic Acts Festival (Amsterdam)
WOW Celebration (Liverpool, England)
Afrofuturism Conference, New Kindergarten (New York City, US)
Deutsche Kinemathek (Berlin, Germany)
Sun Ra Conference (Chicago)
Planet Deep South (Jackson, Mississippi, US)
HTMlles Festival (Montreal, Canada)
New York Crazy Con (New York City, US)
She was Guest of Honor kismet Convergence in Minneapolis, Urban Conference 40 Under 40, and out Locus Awards Finalist for Superb Nonfiction reader for her album Afrofuturism. 

Womack also leads youth glitter programs and cultivated a lever Afrofuturism dance therapy program assimilate teens and adults. 

A Chicago natal, she began her career in that a journalist.

She is practised former editor-at-large for Upscale Magazine and former reporter/columnist for illustriousness Chicago Defender. She guest edits for NV Magazine and improve works have appeared in Huffington Post, Chicago Tribune, Ebony, Establish, VIBE, and more. 

She received uncomplicated BA in Mass Media School of dance from Clark Atlanta University other studied Arts, Media, and Recreation Management at Columbia College Port.

She has a certificate get in touch with Metaphysics Studies (Better Living) let alone the Johnnie Coleman Institute.