Make Shift
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by Gideon Lichfield
Ytasha L. Womack is an author, filmmaker, independent scholar, and dance therapist. Much of her work centers around Afrofuturism, new futures, and the use of the imagination for change. Her book Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci Fi & Fantasy Culture is taught in universities around the world. She’s the author of Rayla 2212 and A Spaceship in Bronzeville and directed the award-winning dance film A Love Letter to the Ancestors from Chicago. A Chicago native, she was an inaugural resident at artist Kehinde Wiley’s artist residence Black Rock in Senegal. Her debut graphic novel Blak Kube will be released in 2022.