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Coined by science fiction and fantasy author Nnedi Okorafor in 2019, from African + futurism.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Africanfuturism
Today it means: An Afrocentric subgenre of science fiction that foregrounds familial, spiritual and historical connections among Black people, paying particular attention to African culture, history and mythology, and African perspectives, rather than those of the African diaspora in the western world. Full definition →