Etymology

Afrofuturism

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Today it means: An Afrocentric literary and cultural aesthetic that combines elements of science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, and magic realism in relation to the African diaspora, especially in the Americas. Full definition →

First used early 1990s
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The story

From Afro- + futurism, coined by American journalist Mark Dery in 1992.

First known use, by meaning

  • from early 1990s An Afrocentric literary and cultural aesthetic that combines elements of science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, and magic realism in relation to the African diaspora, especially in the Americas.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.