#Martin Robinson Delany

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Martin Robison Delany (1812–1885) was a pioneering African-American abolitionist, physician, writer, military officer, and one of the earliest proponents of Pan-Africanism Often referred to as the "Father of Black Nationalism," Delany was a powerful advocate for African self-determination and the global unity of African people.

Delany was born free in Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia), to parents of African descent. His mother, a free woman, played a crucial role in his education, teaching him to read and write despite laws prohibiting Black literacy. Delany moved to Pittsburgh in his twenties, where he became active in abolitionist movements and studied medicine.

In 1850, Delany became one of the first African Americans admitted to Harvard Medical School, though he was later expelled due to protests from white students. Undeterred, he practised medicine and used his influence to address the challenges faced by African Americans.

Delany is best known for his bold promotion of Black self-reliance and his belief that African Americans could never achieve equality in the United States. He called for the emigration of Black people to Africa, arguing that they should build a society independent of white oppression. This vision was articulated in his book The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States (1852), one of the earliest works to outline Pan-Africanist ideology.

In 1859, Delany travelled to West Africa to explore the possibility of establishing a Black nation in present-day Nigeria. Although his plans for settlement did not materialize, his efforts were a precursor to later Pan-Africanist movements.

During the U.S. Civil War, Delany became the first African American commissioned as a major in the Union Army. He recruited Black soldiers and advocated for their rights, earning him widespread respect.

After the war, Delany continued to champion racial justice, land ownership, and political participation for African Americans. However, his calls for African unity and emigration remained central to his vision for Black liberation.

Martin Delany’s ideas laid the groundwork for future Pan-African movements, influencing leaders like Marcus Garvey and W.E.B. Du Bois. His unwavering belief in African pride, self-determination, and global unity continues to inspire advocates for racial equality and African empowerment.

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As I'm currently indexing this blog or, rather, meta-tagging posts in my new version of it on the Blogger website (I will post proper link as soon as it's finished), I decided to compile a list of all the women who feature (or receive a mention however fleetingly) within it. I have tried to trawl the blog ''with a fine toothcomb'', but I'm bound to have missed a few names - oh well! Here is the list as complete as I can muster. The women appear in (broadly) alphabetical order by first name. *** NB it is still a work in progress ***

VOCALISTS & MUSICIANS

Alice Waterhouse (flute) * Amy Winehouse * Angel Olsen * Annie June Callaghan * Ari Up & The Slits * Be Good Tanyas, The * Billie Holiday * Bjork * Black Belles, The * Cait O’ Riordan (Pogues) * Calista Williams (Bluebird) * Cindy Wilson & Kate Pierson (The B52s) * Cistem Failure * Clementine Douglas * Cosey Fanni Tutti * DakhaBrakha (well, 3/4 of them!) * Debbie Harry * Edith Piaf * Elizabeth Morris (Allo Darlin') * Holly Golightly * HoneyLuv * Katy-Jane Garside * Kelis * Kim Deal (Pixies & Breeders) * Maxine Peake * Maxine Venton & Mimi O'Malley (Captain Hotknives) * Meg White * Melanie Safka * Nico * Nina Simone * Patti Rothberg * Penny Ford (Snap!) * PJ Harvey * Rhoda Dakar (Special AKA) * Seamonsters, The * Siouxsie Sioux * Suzanne Vega * Tray Tronic * Trish Keenan (Broadcast)

VISUAL ARTS

Annegret Soltau * Anne Ophelia Dowden * Artemisia Gentileschi * Barbara Regina Dietzsch * Beverly Joubert * Camille Claudel * Clara Peeters * Dale DeArmond * Doreen Fletcher * Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale * Élisabeth Sonrel * Elisabetta Siriani * Elizabeth Mary Watt * Ella Hawkins * Evelyn De Morgan * Frida Kahlo * Gertrude Abercrombie * Helen Martins * Kate Gough * Laura Knight (Dame) * Leonora Carrington * Lily Delissa Joseph * Liza Ferneyhough * Magdolna Ban * Mandy Payne* Mary Delany * Miina Akkijrkka * Ndidi Ekubia * Pamela Colman-Smith * Paula Rego * Rachel Gale * 'Romany Soup' * Sarah Vivien * Shirley Baker * Siirkka-Liisa Konttinen * Sofonisba Anguissola * Sonia Delaunay * Tish Murtha * Vali Myers * Vanessa Bell

COMEDY, DANCE & DRAMA

Alicia Eyo & Carol Morley ('Stalin My Neighbour') * Claire Foy * Daisy May Cooper * Gabrielle Creevy & Jo Hartley ('In My Skin') * Isadora Duncan * Jessica Williams ('Love Life') * Lesley Sharp, Michelle Holmes & Siobhan Finneran ('Rita, Sue & Bob Too') * Michaela Coel ('I May Destroy You') * Morgana Robinson * Samantha Morton * Yasmin Paige (Jordana Bevan in ‘Submarine)

WRITERS, JOURNALISTS, SCHOLARS & POETS

Agatha Christie (MBE) * Andrea Dunbar * Anaïs Nin * Angela Thirkell * Anna Funder * Anna Wickham * Edith Holden * Elizabeth O'Neill * Enid Blyton * Harriet Beecher Stowe * Helen Castor (Dr.) * Hilary Mantel * Janina Ramirez (Dr.) * Jeannette Kupfermann * Jenny March (Dr.) * Jenny Wormald (Dr.) * Lia Leendertz * Mary Oliver * Orna Guralnik (Dr.) * Rachel Beer * Susie Boniface * Virginia Woolf

HISTORICAL FIGURES

Anne, Queen of Great Britain * Anne Boleyn, Queen of England * Anne of Cleves, Queen of England * Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni * Cartimandua, Queen of the Brigantes * Catherine de’ Medici, Queen Consort/Regent of France * Catherine Parr, Queen of England * Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England * Catherine of Valois, Queen of England * Christine de Pizan * Cixi, Empress of China (aka  Empress Tz'u-hsi ) * Eleanora of Austria, Queen of France * Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of France; Queen of England; Duchess of Aquitaine * Eleanor of Castile * Eleanor Talbot ("The Secret Queen") * Elizabeth I Queen of England * Elizabeth Woodville, Queen Consort of England * Elizabeth of York, Queen Consort of England * Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia * Hatshepsut, Pharaoh of Egypt *Hildegard of Bingen * Isabeau of Bavaria, Queen of France * Isabella I, Queen of Castile * Isabella of Aragon, Princess of Asturias * Isabella of Portugal, Empress Consort of Holy Roman Empire and Queen Consort of Spain, Germany & Italy * Isabella of France, Queen of England * Jacquetta of Luxemburg * Jane Grey (Lady), Queen of England for Nine Days * Jane Seymour, Queen of England * Juana (aka Joanna), Queen of Castile * Katherine Howard, Queen of England * Louise of Savoy, Regent of France * Margaret of Anjou, Queen Consort of England * Margaret of Austria [check which one] * Margaret Beaufort, Lady * Marie Antoinette, Queen of France * Mary I, Queen of England * Mary II, Queen of England, Scotland & Ireland * Mary, Queen of Scots * Mary of Austria [check which one] * Mary of Burgundy, Duchess * Matilda, Holy Roman Empress * Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem * Sophia of Hanover, Electress * Tatya Betul, Empress of Ethiopia * Theodora, Empress of Byzantium * Victoria, Queen of England & Empress of India

SAINTS & BIBLICAL/CHRISTIAN REFERENCES

Anna (wife of Tobit) * Apollonia (Saint) * Barbara (Saint) * Catherine of Alexandria (Saint) * Ecclesia * Eve (the first woman) * Felicitas of Rome (Saint) * Genevieve (Saint) * Godeberta * Jael * Jezebel * Judith * Lucy (Saint) * Margaret of Scotland (Saint) * Mary Magdalene * Rahab * Rose of Lima (Saint) * Synagoga * The Queen of Sheba * Thérèse of Lisieux (Saint) * Virgin Mary, The* "Whore of Babylon", The * Ursula (Saint)

MYTHOLOGICAL

Anat * Asherah * Astarte * Atalanta * Aurora * Baba Yaga * Circe * Chhinnamasta * Clio/Kleio * Demeter (Rmn: Ceres) * Dido, Queen of Carthage * Durga * Elaine of Astolat * Europa * Eurydice * Hathor * Hesperides * Io * Isolde/Iseult * Isis * Juno (Gk: Hera) * Kali * Kriemhild/Gudrun * Kudshu * Lakshmi * Persephone (Rmn: Proserpine) * Radha * Sabine Women, The * Sati * Sedna * Sirens, The (half-female, half-bird) * Three Graces, The * Valkyries, The * Venus (Aphrodite)

WIVES, MUSES, CONSORTS & SIGNIFICANT OTHERS

Anastasia Romanovna (wife of Ivan the Terrible) * Anne Hyde (1st wife of James, Duke of York; she did not live long enough to see him become James II) * Anne Lovell (wife of Sir Francis Lovell) * Anne of Denmark (wife of James VI of Scotland/James I of England & Ireland) * Bella Chagall (wife of Marc Chagall) * Catherine of Braganza (wife of Charles II) * Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Queen of England as wife of George III) * Clementine Churchill (wife of Winston Churchill) * Diane de Poitiers (royal mistress to the French king, Henry II) * Emma Hamilton, Lady (mistress of Lord Horatio Nelson) * Evelyn Pyke-Nott (wife of John Byam Shaw) * Françoise Gilot (partner of Pablo Picasso) * Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (mother of Lady Jane Grey) * Henrietta-Maria (wife of Charles I) * Lady Martha Temple (wife of Sir William Temple) * MacDonald sisters, The (Alice, Georgiana, Agnes and Louisa) * Marguerite of Navarre/Angoulême (sister of French king, Francis I) * Mary of Modena (2nd wife of James VI and I, King of Scotland, England, and Ireland) * Mary Shelley (mentioned as wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley, though a renowned author in her own right) * Mary Soames (daughter of Winston Churchill & wife of Christopher Soames) * Mary Stuart (daughter of Charles I and mother of the future William III) * Mary Watts (wife of George Frederic Watts, and designer and artist in her own right) * Olga Khokhlova (1st wife of Pablo Picasso) * Portia (wife of Brutus) *

2OTH CENTURY & MODERN DAY

Christabel Pankhurst * Emily Wilding Davison * Emmeline Pankhurst * 'Gulabi Gang' * Hannah Hauxwell * Helen Keller * Hilary Clinton * Liz Truss * Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll * Mata Hari * Melina Mercouri * Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe * Rahima Mahmut * Sylvia Pankhurst *

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Major Judge Dr. Martin Robinson Delany (May 6, 1812 – January 24, 1885) was an abolitionist, the first African American Field Officer in the Army, and one of the earliest African Americans to encourage a return to Africa.

He was born in Charles Town, Virginia to an enslaved father and a free mother. His mother took her children to Pennsylvania to avoid their enslavement and persecution for teaching her children to read and write. He began an apprenticeship with a Pittsburgh physician and opened a successful medical practice in cupping and leeching. He published a newspaper in Pittsburgh called The Mystery. He joined Frederick Douglass to produce and promote The North Star.

He entered Harvard Medical School to finish his formal medical education but was dismissed from the institution as a result of petitions to the school from white students. He published The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States, Politically Considered, claiming that even abolitionists would never accept African Americans as equals and thus the solution to the African American condition lay in the emigration. He led an emigration commission to West Africa to explore possible sites for a new Black nation along the Niger River, “We are a nation within a nation, we must go from our oppressors,” he wrote.

He returned to the US. He recruited thousands of men for the Union Army. After meeting with President Abraham Lincoln to persuade the administration to create an all-Black Corps led by African American officers, he was commissioned a major in the 52nd US Colored Troops Regiment.

He was assigned to the Freedman’s Bureau in South Carolina. He called for Black pride, the enforcement of African American civil rights, and land for the freed people. He became active in local Republican politics, losing a close election for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, and he served as a judge in Charleston. He wrote The Principia of Ethnology.

He withdrew from the Liberian Exodus Company and moved first to Boston and then to Wilberforce College. He was considered by many as the “father of Black nationalism.” #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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❗ BREAKING NEWS: SELECTED NAMES LEAKED IN KING’S LIVE VIDEO ❗

And now we bring to you the final part of all the SelectionOC8 Reveal RPs and Fics. Please read this before reading the article below.

[FIVE: The Decision]

September 1, 2170 ANGELES, ILL | We’ve all been itching to find out the Ladies of the Selection ever since applications had closed earlier this week- but you won’t believe the events of yesterday!  Earlier on August 31, at around 9 AM: King Raphael Schreave, during a quick live video on Instagraph, accidentally showed the full list of Selected before immediately ending it. Many Illéans who watched the live ended up taking a screenshot of the list and managed to edit the video screenshots enough to circulate a list of names on social media.

A later press release released an hour later from the Office of Royal Communications confirmed this, and despite the King’s Instagraph mishap, he encouraged Illéa to stay tuned to the Report for the official release of the full list of Selected names and the King’s live and genuine reactions, as he had not read nor seen the names or details about the Ladies. The circulating list of Selected was shared online with Twits reaching 6-digits in shares and comments, garnering national and international attention. Illéans appear to be divided on this matter with a faction expressing their distrust and worry about how the King could let such a confidential document be seen in a live, while a greater number of people have theorized online that it was a Public Relations stunt to gain wider traction and attention on the Selection. No matter the reason for this, the list of Selected names were released via the screenshots of the live, the press release shared by the Royal family, and later on the Report, which happened at 8:00 PM that night.

ICYMI: Here is  the official list of the Ladies of the Selection:

Lady Ivy Min of Allens | Bri

Lady B. Meredith Ryan of Angeles | Anna

Lady Denise Bouchard of Atlin

Lady Lulu Martin of Baffin

Lady Jasmine Piper of Bankston

Lady Soleil Tuohy of Belcourt | Elise

Lady Rosemarie Huffman of Bonita | Myr

Lady Iris Sanders of Calgary

Lady Diana Devan of Carolina | Sanji

Lady Melissa Clark of Clermont

Lady Michaela Robinson of Columbia

Lady Dahlia Steele of Dakota | Delani

Lady Alassie Marniq of Denbeigh | Myr

Lady Ramona Bausa Peláez of Dominica | Elise

Lady Rhea James of Fennley | Milo

Lady Cornelia Fisher of Hansport | Simone

Lady Renata Cortez of Honduragua

Lady Marissa Wasserman of Hudson | Milo

Lady Madison Day of Kent

Lady Nahla Hill of Labrador

Lady Giselle Onassis of Lakedon

Lady Gemma Chandler of Likely

Lady Kaden Price of Midston | Ester

Lady Emily Thompson of Ottaro

Lady Andrea Dominguez of Paloma | Milo

Lady Lana Trajano of Panama

Lady Andreia Oliveira-Knight of Sonage | Emi

Lady Arely Reid of Sota | Claire

Lady Susan Haring of St. George

Lady Bella Gardiner of Sumner

Lady Valentina Lockheart of Tammins | Simone

Lady Suzy  Choi of Waverly | Ana

Lady Kristal Reger of Whites

Lady Gianna Watson of Yukon

Lady Carmen Flores of Zuni | Emi

The official Selection site has now been updated as well with a complete profile of all 35 Selected, should curious Illéans would like to know more about the Ladies of the Selection. You may find it on www.selection.ill/meettheselected .-- The Illéan Inquirer

Thanks for waiting everyone, please expect invitations to the OC network within the next couple of days!

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Afro-Futurist Reading List Vol 2.

Afro Futurism Reading List Vol 1:

Afro Futurism Reading List Vol 2:

Black Speculative Fiction Breakdown by Genre

African Fantasy (early myths and fables from the continent): Forest Of A Thousand Deamons: A Hunter's Saga by Daniel O. Fagunwa The Palm Wine Drinkard by Amos Tutuola My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Amos Tutuola Simbi and the Satyr of the Dark Jungle by Amos Tutuola The Brave African Huntress by Amos Tutuola Feather Woman of the Jungle by Amos Tutuola Ajaiyi and his Inherited Poverty by Amos Tutuola The Witch-Herbalist of the Remote Town by Amos Tutuola

Utopia (alternate histories written during the jim crow & antebellum eras): Blake Or The Huts Of Africa by Martin Delany Imperium In Imperio by Sutton E Griggs Light Ahead For The Negro Edward A Johnson One One Blood by Pauline Hopkins Black No More by George Shuyler Lord Of The Sea by MP Sheil

Space Opera (far future sci fi worlds of interplanetary travel): Nova by Samuel R Delany Stars In My Pocket Like Grains Of Sand by Samuel R. Delany Binti Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor An Unkindness Of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson Rayla 2122 Series by Ytasha Womack Trouble On Triton by Samuel R. Delany Babel 17 by Samuel R Delany Empire Star by Samuel R Delany The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord The Best Of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord Ancient Ancient by Klini Iburu Salaam Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden Ascension: Tangled Axon by Jacqueline Koyanagi Teleportality by T Cisco Nadine's Bible Seris by T Lindsey-Billingsley Nigerians In Space Series by Deji Bryce Olukotun

Aliens (alien encounters): Lilith's Brood Trilogy by Octavia Butler Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor Rosewater Trilogy by Tade Thompson The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbell The Wave by Walter Mosley

Dystopia (oppressive futures and realities): Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjie Brenyah Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi War Girls Series by Tochi Onyebuchi Sunshine Patriots by Bill Campbell Gunmen's Peace by Milton J Davis Dragon Variation by T Cisco

Experimental (literary tricksters): The Ravicka Series by Renee Gladman The Freedom Artist by Ben Okri The Structure Of Dante's Hells by LeRoi Jones The House Of Hunger by Dumbudzo Marachera Black Sunlight By Dumbudzo Marachera Yellow Back Radio Broke Down by Ishmaeel Reed The Last Days Of Louisiana Red by Ishmaeel Reed The Sellout by Paul Beatty Koontown Killing Kaper by Bill Campbell The African Origin Of UFOs by Anthony Joseph Quantum Black Futurism(Theory & Practice Volume 1) by Rasheeda Philips by Rasheeda Philips Spacetime Collapse: From The Congo to Carolinas Spacetime Collapse II: Community Futurisms by Rasheeda Philips consent not to be a single being trilogy by Fred Mot

Post-Apocalyptic (worlds falling apart): The Purple Cloud by MP Shiel Dhalgren by Samuel R Delany The Parable Series by Octavia Butler Brown Girl In The Ring by Nalo Hopkinson

Dying Earth (far future post-apocalyptic worlds + magic):

The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisin The Einstien Intersection by Samuel R. Delany The Jewels Of Aptor by Samuel R. Delany The Fall Of The Towers Trilogy by Samuel R. Delany Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorofor The Book Of Phoenix by Nnededi Okorofor The Prey Of Gods by Nicky Drayden

Alternate History (alternate timelines and what-ifs): Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed Everfair by Nisi Shawl The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates The Insh'Allah Series by Steven Barnes Ring Shout by P Djelia Clark A Dead Djinn In Cairo by P Djelia Clark The Black God's Drum by P Djelia Clark Washington Black by Esi Edugyan Pimp My Airship: A Naptown By Airship Story by Maurice Beaudice The Dream Of Perpetual Motion by Dexter Palmer Pym by Matt Johnson, Dread Nation Series by Justina Ireland From Here to Timbuktu by Milton J Davis

High Fantasy (magical kindoms and high adventures): The Neveryorn Series by Samuel R. Delany Black Leapard Red Wolf by Marlon James The Deep by Rivers Solomon & Clipping Imaro Series by Charles R. Saunders The Children Of Blood & Bone by Tomi Adeyemi The Children Of Virtue & Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi The Sorcerer Of The Wildeeps by Kai Ashai Washington A Taste Of Honey by Kai Ashai Washington Beasts Made Of Night Series by Tochi Onyebuchi A Place Of Nights: War & Ressurection by Oloye Karade, Woman Of The Woods: A Sword & Soul Epic by Milton J Davis Temper by Nicky Drayden They Fly At Ciron by Samuel R. Delany Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman The House Of Discarded Dreams by Etakterina Sedia

Magic Realism (literary naturalism with surreal, dreamlike, and mythic imagery): The Echo Tree & Other Stories by Henry Dumas The Kingdom Of This World by Alejo Carpentier General Sun My Brother by Jacques Stephen Alexis The Famished Road Series by Ben Okri The New Moon's Arms by Nalo Hopkinson The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson Montaro Caine by Sydney Portier Mama Day by Gloria Naylor Redemption In Indigo by Karen Lord Mem by Bethany C Morrow

Urban Fantasy (modern citybound fantasy): The City We Became by NK Jemisin  Sister Mine by Nalo Hopkinson The Chaos by Nalo Hopkinson The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead Blue Light By Walter Mosley Fire Baptized by Kenya Wright

Time Travel (stories unstuck in time): Kindred by Octavia Butler Version Control by Dexter Palmer Recurrence Plot by Rasheedah Phillips

Horror (nightmare, terrors, and hauntings): Beloved by Toni Morisson African Immortals by Tananarivue Due Fledgling by Octavia Butler The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez Lakewood by Meggan Giddings The Ballad Of Black Tom by Victor Lavalle Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff The Changeling by Victor Lavealle Zone One by Colson Whitehead The Between by Tananarive Due The Good House by Tananarive Due Ghost Summers: Stories by Tananarive Due Unhollowed Graves by Nunzo Onho Catfish Lullaby by AC Wise

Young Adult (books for young adults): Akata Witch Series by Nnedi Okorofor Zarah The Windseeker & The Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorofor Long Juju Man by Nnedi Okorofor Ikenga by Nnedi Okorofor Tristan Strong Series by Kwame Mbalia A Song Below Water by Bethany C Morrow Daughters Of Nri by Reni K. Amayo A River Of Royal Blood by Amanda Joy 47 by Walter Mosley

Comics (graphic storytelling) George Herriman Library: Krazy & Ignatz (1919-1921) by George Herriman The Boondocks Complete Collection by Aaron Mcgruder Birth Of A Nation by Aaron Mcgrudger, Reginald Hudlin, & Kyle Baker Prince Of Cats by Ronald Wimberly Concrete Park by Erika Alexander & Tony Puryear Incognegro Series by Matt Johnson Your Black Friend & Other Stories by Ben Passmore Bttm Fdrs Ezra Clayton Daniels & Ben Passmore Sports Is Hell is Ben Passmore LaGuardia by Nnedi Okorofor & Tana Ford Bread & Wine: An Erotic Tale Of New York by Samuel R Delany & Mia Wolff Empire by Samuel R Delany & Howard Chaykin Excellence by Brandon Thomas Bitteroot by David F Walker, Chuck Brown & Sanford Greene Black by Kwanza Osajyefo Niobe: She Is Life by Amandla Stenberg & Sebastian A Jones Black Panther by Christopher Priest Black Panther by Reginald Hudlin Black Panther by Ta-Nehisi Coates Shuri by Nnedi Okorofor World Of Wakanda by Roxane Gay Truth: Red, White, & Black by Kyle Baker House Of Whispers by Nalo Hopkinson & Neil Gaiman Naomi by David F Walker, Brian Micheal Bendis, & Jamal Campbell Far Sector by NK Jemison & Jamal Campbell

Short Stories (collections by single authors): Driftglass by Samuel R Delany, Distant Stars by Samuel R Delany Bloodchild & Other Stories by Octavia Butler Unexpected Stories by Octavia Butler Falling In Love With Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson Skin Folk by Nalo Hopkinson, Kabu Kabu by Nnedi Okorofor, How Long Til Black Future Month? by NK Jemisin Nine Bar Blues by Sheree Reneee Thomas

Anthologies (collections from multiple authors) Dark Matter edited by Sheree Renee Thomas So Long Been Dreaming edited by Nalo Hopkinson Conjure Stories edited by Nalo Hopkinso Whispers From The Cotton Tree Root: Caribbean Fabulist Fiction edited by Nalo Hopkinson Afro SF: Science Fiction by African Writers edited by Wor. W. Hartmaan Stories For Chip: A Tribute To Samuel R Delany edited by Nisi Shawl Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories From Social Justice Movement edited by Adrienne Marie Brown & Walidah Imarisha Mothership: Tales of Afrofuturism and Beyond edited by Bill Campbell The City: Cyberfunk Antholoy edited by Milton J Davis Steamfunk edited by Milton J Davis Dieselfunk edited by Milton J Davis Griots: A Sword & Soul Anthology by Milton J Davis & Charles R Saunders Griots: Sisters Of The Spear by Milton J Davis & Charles R Saunders

Non-Fiction (histories, essays, and arguments) Afrofuturism And The World Of Black Sci-Fi & Fantasy Culture by Ytasha Womack Afrofuturism 2.0: The Rise Of Astral Blackness edited by Reynaldo Anderson & Charles E Jones The Black Imagination: Science Fiction, The Future, and The Speculative by Sandra Jackson & Julie E Woody-Freeman Afro-Futures & Astral Black Travel by Juice Aleem The Sound Of Culture: Diaspora & Black Technopoetics by Louis Cude Soke Black Utopia: The History Of An Idea From Black Nationalism To Afrofuturism by Alex Zamalin Afrouturism Rising: The Literary Pre-History Of A Movement by Isiah Lavendar III A Pure Solar World: Sun Ra & The Birth Of Afrofuturism by Paul Youngquist Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before: Subversive Poryrals In Speculative Film & TV by Diana Adesola Mafe Black Kirby: In Search Of The Motherbox Connection by John Jennings & Stacey Robinson Super Black: American Pop Culture & Black Super-Heroes by Adilifu Nama Black Space: Imagining Race In Science Fiction Film by Adilifu Nama Black Super-Heroes, Milestone Comics, And Their Fans by Jeffery A Brown Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changin Worlds by Adrienne Marie Brown

*cover image from Ytasha Womack’s “Afrofuturism: The World Of Black Sci-Fi & Fantasy Culture”

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Lorraine Toussaint

Lorraine Toussaint (born April 4, 1960) is a Trinidadian-American actress and producer.

Toussaint began her career in theatre before supporting performances in films such as Breaking In (1989), Hudson Hawk (1991), and Dangerous Minds (1995). As lead actress, she is best known for her role as Rene Jackson in the critically acclaimed Lifetime television drama series Any Day Now, from 1998 to 2002, and her recurring role as defense attorney Shambala Green in the NBC legal drama Law & Order. Toussaint later appeared as a regular cast member in the NBC police procedural Crossing Jordan (2002–03) and the TNT crime drama Saving Grace (2007–10).

Toussaint has also made over 30 guest appearances on television, starred in a number of made-for-television movies, and had recurring roles in Ugly Betty, Friday Night Lights, Body of Proof, and The Fosters. She co-starred in the ABC fantasy-drama series Forever (2014–15), and recently co-starred in the Fox comedy-drama Rosewood.

Toussaint received critical acclaim and an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her performance in the 2012 drama film Middle of Nowhere, written and directed by Ava DuVernay. In 2014, she played the role of Yvonne "Vee" Parker, the main antagonist in the second season of the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black, for which she received critical acclaim and a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She later played the role of Amelia Boynton Robinson in the 2014 historical drama film Selma, directed by Ava DuVernay.

Early life

Toussaint was born in Trinidad and Tobago. In an interview she said: "I grew up under the British system, which I think is horrific for children -- very, very strict -- a system that did not recognize children as being individuals. You were small animals earning the right to be human. Childhood for me then felt extraordinarily powerless, and as an artistic child who learned in alternative ways, it was hell. I was beaten regularly... A good child was a fearful child, and I was a very, very, good little girl, which meant I lived in a world of silent, dark terror most of the time." Her mother was a teacher, and brought Toussaint to live in Brooklyn in the late 1960s.

Toussaint graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts in 1978. She then attended the Juilliard School's drama division as a member of Group 11 (1978–1982), where her classmates in 1982 included Megan Gallagher, Penny Johnson Jerald, Jack Kenny, and Jack Stehlin. Toussaint graduated from Juilliard with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She then began her career as Shakespearean actress before tackling screen acting in television and film.

Career

Early career

Toussaint made her screen debut in 1983. In 1986 she played the role of widow of a man shot and killed by Boston cops in the television film A Case of Deadly Force based on the book by Lawrence O'Donnell. She later had a recurring role of Vera Williams in the ABC daytime soap opera, One Life to Live, and alongside stage career appeared in guest starring roles in series like 227 and Law & Order (as recurring defense lawyer Shambala Green), and acted in a number of television films in the 1990s.

Toussaint has made her film debut in the female lead role opposite Burt Reynolds in the crime comedy Breaking In (1989). The film received positive reviews from critics, but flopped in box office. In 1991 she appeared opposite Bruce Willis in Hudson Hawk, and later co-starred alongside Michelle Pfeiffer in Dangerous Minds (1995). She also appeared in films Point of No Return (1993), Mother's Boys (1994), and Black Dog (1998). On television, Toussaint had regular roles in short-lived series Bodies of Evidence (CBS, 1992), Where I Live (ABC, 1993), Amazing Grace (NBC, 1995), and Leaving L.A. (ABC, 1997).

1998–2011

Toussaint had her biggest and leading role alongside Annie Potts in the Lifetime first original television drama series, Any Day Now. She starred in show as Rene Jackson, a successful African-American lawyer. The series has received critical acclaim for Toussaint's and Potts' acting performances and writing, but never had big ratings. In 2001, Toussaint was a promising contender for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category, though she did not receive a nomination. She also was nominated five times for a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for her role. Any Day Now ended after four-season and 88 episodes.

From 2002 to 2004, Toussaint had regular role of Dr. Elaine Duchamps in the NBC police procedural, Crossing Jordan. In later years she guest-starred on Frasier, Judging Amy, The Closer, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, ER, and NCIS. She also was regular opposite Holly Hunter in the TNT crime drama Saving Grace as Capt. Kate Perry from 2007 to 2010. She also had a recurring roles of Amelia 'Yoga' Bluman in the ABC comedy series Ugly Betty in 2006, and as Bird Merriweather in the NBC drama Friday Night Lights (2009–11). Toussaint appeared as Jamie Foxx's character's mother in the 2009 drama The Soloist.

2012–present

In 2012, Toussaint received critical acclaim and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for her performance as a hardworking mother who struggles to support her daughter's (Emayatzy Corinealdi) decision to put her life on hold to support her incarcerated husband (Omari Hardwick), of Middle of Nowhere, a drama film written and directed by Ava DuVernay. Toussaint was a promising contender for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress category in 2013, but she did not receive a nomination. In 2012, she also guest-starred in Shonda Rhimes' dramas Grey's Anatomy as doctor, and on Scandal, as a bereaved and betrayed pastor's wife. In 2013, she had a recurring role in season 3 of Dana Delany's series Body of Proof as Angela Martin, the new police chief and main villain. Later in 2013, she joined the cast of ABC Family drama series, The Fosters, as Sherri Saum's character mother. In show she reunited on-screen with Annie Potts in first time as of Any Day Now finale in 2002.

Toussaint starred in the second season of Netflix's original comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black in 2014. She played the role of Yvonne "Vee" Parker, the main antagonist of season two, described as a street-tough inmate who returns to jail after a long stint as a drug dealer. Her performance earned massive critical acclaim. In the series Toussaint, in her 50s, appeared nude on-screen for the first time in her career. For her performance, she won Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

In 2014, Toussaint co-starred in Ava DuVernay's historical drama film Selma, playing Amelia Boynton Robinson, a leading civil rights activist who had a key role in efforts that led to passage of the Voting Rights Act, and who was the first African-American woman in Alabama to run for Congress. That same year, she was cast in the ABC fantasy-drama series Forever opposite Ioan Gruffudd and Alana de la Garza. The series was canceled after a single season. Toussaint co-starred in the comedy film Xmas, directed and written by Jonathan Levine, which was released on November 25, 2015. In 2015, she co-starred in Runaway Island and Sophie and the Rising Sun. Later that year, Toussaint was cast in Coco, a drama produced by Lionsgate, alongside rapper Azealia Banks. In June 2015, she joined the cast of the Fox comedy-drama Rosewood in the series regular role of the titular character's mother. In February 2016, Vee was ranked 28th on Rolling Stone's list of "40 Greatest TV Villains of All Time".

In March 2016, Toussaint was cast in her role as defense attorney Shambala Green, a role she originated on Law & Order in 1990, on the NBC legal drama Chicago Justice, that aired a backdoor pilot in Chicago P.D..

On August 14, 2017, it was announced by Deadline that Toussaint will join as a series regular in the third season of Into the Badlands. She will star in the role of Cressida, a self-styled Prophetess. In 2017, she went to star in the NBC drama pilot The Village. In 2019 she starred in Fast Color and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.

Personal life

Toussaint has one daughter named Samara. One of Toussaint's grandparents was from Haiti, while the other was from Martinique. She had a blog at www.everydaylovelybylorraine.com.

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What The 1619 Project Leaves Out

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The scale of the opening offering is massive by the standards of modern journalism: 100 pages (with a few ads), ten essays, a photo essay, and a collection of original poems and stories from 16 additional writers.

But the 1619 Project’s effort to “reframe American history” requires cropping out some significant figures in African-American history. Perhaps no near-100-page collection of essays, poems and photos could cover every significant figure in African-American history, but the number of prominent figures who never even get mentioned or who get only the most cursory treatment is pretty surprising.

Early in Nikole Hannah-Jones’s essay, she reiterates the important point, “in every war this nation has waged since that first one, black Americans have fought — today we are the most likely of all racial groups to serve in the United States military.” The name Crispus Attucks is mentioned three times, but he is, as far as I can tell, the lone black Revolutionary War combatant mentioned. James Armistead was a spy for Lafayette who had access to General Cornwallis’s headquarters. Back in 1996, the New York Times wrote about the First Rhode Island Regiment, who fought at Newport and Pine’s Bridge, and in a regrouped form, Yorktown. By one account, one-quarter of the American forces at the battle of Yorktown were black. The 1619 Project does not mention the Battle of Yorktown.

One might argue that the essay authors preferred to focus on lesser-known African-American historical figures . . . but you really have to strain to contend James Armistead is sufficiently widely known already. Could anyone seriously argue that African-American contributions to the Revolutionary War are too well-known?

Martin Delany was an abolitionist, the first African American accepted to Harvard Medical School (white students quickly forced him out), and the first African-American field grade officer in the U.S. Army in 1865. He’s quoted once in passing.

In the early 1860s, about 179,000 black men enlisted in the U.S. Colored Troops, almost 10 percent of the entire Union army. The U.S. Colored Troops are not mentioned in the 1619 Project. The Buffalo Soldiers are not mentioned in the 1619 Project. There is a brief mention of African-American soldiers heading west after the Civil War: “Even while bearing slavery’s scars, black men found themselves carrying out orders to secure white residents of Western towns, track down ‘‘outlaws’’ (many of whom were people of color), police the federally imposed boundaries of Indian reservations and quell labor strikes.”

In the seven times African-American soldiers mentioned, they are generally described as victims who have merely shifted from one system of subjugation and exploitation to another.

There’s no mention of the Harlem Hellfighters fighting in World War One, and no mention of Dorie Miller’s heroism at Pearl Harbor. The horrors of the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male are discussed, but the Tuskegee Airmen are never mentioned.

African-American heroism on the battlefield doesn’t really fit the narrative that the 1619 Project is trying to tell. In fact, you could argue that the essays are so wedded to a narrative of white brutality and black victimhood that they seem to fear that spotlighting any example of a successful African-American defiance of oppression would undermine their argument.  In the reframing of the 1619 Project, African-American success stories disappear. There’s no mention of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympic Games. There’s no mention of Jackie Robinson. There’s no mention of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, the African-American mathematicians who worked for NASA as depicted in the film Hidden Figures. Wilberforce University in Ohio, the first college owned and operated by African Americans, is not mentioned.

The attack on Negro Fort in Florida is mentioned, but not the existence of its nearby predecessor Fort Mose, the first free African-American community in North America, founded in the 1730s.

Frederick Douglass is mentioned twice. W.E.B. du Bois is quoted once. Thurgood Marshall is mentioned once.

Harriet Tubman is never mentioned. Nor is Booker T. Washington nor is Bishop Richard Allen, who founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), the first independent black denomination in the United States. Abolitionist Sojourner Truth, Shirley Chisom (the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress), Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. (the first African-American general for the U.S. Army), Ida Wells (a journalist who documented lynchings and co-founded the NAACP), Duke Ellington, and Rosa Parks are never mentioned.

Would the country as a whole be better off with a greater understanding of slavery and its legacy in American history? Absolutely. (The country would be better off with more understanding of just about any chapter of American history.) The 1619 Project argues, with considerable justification, that most of us been seeing only one part of the portrait of the founding, formation, and growth of our country . . . and then “reframes” the portrait to leave out some of the most consequential and under-discussed African Americans in our history.

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here’s the fuckton of articles from the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts that I obsessively gathered + organized during last night’s sleep deprived, caffeine driven, depressive episode

Vol. 1

No. 1 (1988)

ARTICLES

JOURNAL OF THE FANTASTIC IN THE ARTS (JFA): Purpose

EDITORIAL COMMENTS

Was Zilla Right?: Fantasy and Truth

Children of a Darker God: A Taxonomy of Deep Horror Fiction and Film and Their Mass Popularity

The Artifact as Icon in Science Fiction

The Birth of a Fantastic World: C. S. Lewis's "The Magician's Nephew"

Fantasy's Reconstruction of Narrative Conventions

Postmodern Narrative and the Limits of Fantasy

No. 2 (1988)

ARTICLES

CRITICS IN THE GULAG

Decadence and Anguish: Edgar Allan Poe's Influence On Réjean Ducharme

Mervyn Peake: The Relativity of Perception

Nature's Nightmare: The Inner World Of Hauptmann's "Flagman Thiel"

"Tel art plus divin que humain": The Reality of Fantasy In Ronsard's Poetic Practice

Transvestites and Transformations, Or Take It Off and Get Real: Queneau's "Zazie dans le métro"

Structural and Psychological Aspects Of the Spider Woman Symbol In "Kiss of the Spider Woman"

REVIEWS

Snobbery, Seasoned with Bile, Clute Is (Strokes: Essays and Reviews 1966-1986, John Clute, Thomas M. Disch)

No. 3 (1988)

ARTICLES

Introduction: Beagle and Ellison: A Special Issue

The Wind Took Your Answer Away

The Fractured Whole: The Fictional World Of Harlan Ellison

The Ellison Personae: Author, Storyteller, Narrator

Symbolic Settings In Science Fiction: H. G. Wells, Ray Bradbury, and Harlan Ellison

Humankind and Reality: Illusion and Self-Deception In Peter S. Beagle's Fiction

Two Forms of Metafantasy

The Alchemy of Love In "A Fine and Private Place"

Fantastic Tropes In "The Folk of the Air"

No. 4 (1988)

ARTICLES

Overture: What Was Postmodernism?

The Decentered Absolute: Significance in the Postmodern Fantastic

Putting a Red Nose on the Text: Play and Performance In the Postmodern Fantastic

Theater for the Fin-du-Millennium: Playing (at) the End

De/Reconstructing the "I": PostFANTASTICmodernist Poetry

There's No Place Like Home: Simulating Postmodern America in "The Wizard of Oz" and "Blue Velvet"

Fictional Cultures in Postmodern Art

Deconstructing Deconstruction: Chimeras of Form and Content in Samuel R. Delany

Millhauser, Süskind, and the Postmodern Promise

Coda: Criticism in the Age of Borges

Vol. 2

No. 1 (1989)

ARTICLES

Phoenix Rising: Like Dracula from the Grave

The Vampire

Rising Like Old Corpses: Stephen King and the Horrors of Time-Past

Tanith Lee's Werewolves Within: Reversals of Gothic Traditions

Loving Death: The Meaning of Male Sexual Impotence in Vampire Literature

From Pathos To Tragedy: The Two Versions of The Fly

An Appreciation: Virgil Finlay

Courteous, Humble and Helpful: Sam as Squire in Lord of the Rings

Genetic Experimentation: Mad Scientists and The Beast

Native Sons: Regionalism in the Work of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Stephen King

The Femivore: An Unnamed Archetype

No. 2 (1989)

ARTICLES

From Trickery to Discovery: Old, New, and Nonexistent Trajectories of Science Fiction Film

The JFA Forum on SF Film

The Cybernetic (City) State: Terminal Space Becomes Phenomenal

Murray Tinkleman: An Appreciation

Video, Science Fiction, and the Cinema of Surveillance

Science-Fiction and Fantasy Film Criticism: The Case of Lucas and Spielberg

But Not the Blackness of Space: "The Brother From Another Planet" as Icon from the Underground

REVIEWS

'Weirdies' Point the Way (Teenagers and Teenpics: The Juvenilization of American Movies in the 1950s, Thomas Doherty)

Nirvana for Sleaze-lovers (Revenge of the Creature Features Movie Guide, revised by John Stanley)

Vol. 4

No. 2 (1992)

ARTICLES

"Poof! Now You See Me, Now You Don't"

Interpolation and Invisibility: From Herodotus to Cervantes's Don Quixote

Rings, Belts, and a Bird's Nest: Invisibility in German Literature

"Spells of Darkness": Invisibility in The White Witch of Rosehall

"Seeing" Invisibility: Or Invisibility as Metaphor in Thomas Berger's Being Invisible

Vol. 5

No. 1 (1992)

ARTICLES

The Craving for Meaning: Explicit Allegory in the Non-Implicit Age

Recent Trends in the Contemporary American Fairy Tale

The New Age Mage: Merlin as Contemporary Occult Icon

Dualism and Mirror Imagery in Anglo-Saxon Riddles

Vol. 6

No. 1 (1993; Special Issue: Richard Adams' "Watership Down")

ARTICLES

Introduction

The Significance of Myth in "Watership Down"

Shaping Self Through Spontaneous Oral Narration in Richard Adams' "Watership Down"

Shamanistic Mythmaking: From Civilization to Wilderness in "Watership Down"

Saturnalia and Sanctuary: The Role of the Tale in "Watership Down"

"Watership Down": A Genre Study

The Efrafan Hunt for Immortality in Richard Adam's "Watership Down"

No. 4 (1995)

ARTICLES

The Artisan in Modern Fantasy

The Symbolic versus the Fantastic: The Example of an Hungarian Painter

1920's Yellow Peril Science Fiction: Political Appropriations of the Asian Racial "Alien"

Religious Satire in Rushdie's "Satanic Verses"

Magic or Make-believe? Acquiring The COnventions of Witches and Witchcraft

REVIEWS

Encyclopedia Worth Waiting For (The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, John Clute, Peter Nicholls)

Fresh Approach to Nineteenth Century Science Fiction (Science Fiction Before 1900: Imagination Discovers Technology, Paul K. Alkon)

The Play of the Critic (Staging the Impossible: The Fantastic Mode in Modern Drama, Patrick D. Murphy)

Vol. 10

No. 1 (1998)

ARTICLES

Editor's Introduction

Stasis and Chaos: Some Dynamics of Popular Genres

Lois McMaster Bujold: Feminism and "The Gernsback Continuum" In Recent Woman's SF

"Who Am I, Really?" Myths of Maturation in Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Series

Asimov's Crusade Against Bigotry: The Persistence of Prejudice as a Fractal Motif in the Robot/Empire/Foundation Metaseries

When Coyote Leaves the Res: Incarnations of the Trickster from Wile E. to Le Guin

Kurt Vonnegut's Fantastic Faces

Celtic Myth and English-Language Fantasy Literature: Possible New Directions

No. 2 (1999; A Century of Draculas)  

ARTICLES

Introduction

A Century of Draculas

High Duty and Savage Delight: The Ambiguous Nature of Violence in "Dracula"

Bram Stoker and the London Stage

"If I had to write with a pen": Readership and Bram Stoker's Diary Narrative

Closure and Power in "Salem's Lot"

The Image of the Vampire in the Struggle for Societal Power: Dan Simmons' "Children of the Night"

Not All Fangs Are Phallic: Female Film Vampires

Madame Dracula: The Life of Emily Gerard

Back to the Basics: Re-Examining Stoker's Sources for "Dracula"

No. 4 (2000)

ARTICLES

Muggling On

Grail, Groundhog, Godgame: Or, Doing Fantasy

Something Hungry This Way Comes: Terrestrial and Ex-Terrestrial Feline Feeding Patterns and Behavior

Technology, Technophobia and Gynophobia in Gonzalo Torrente Ballesteas "Quizá nos lleve el viento al infinito"

Ready or Not, Here We Come: Metaphors of the Martian Megatext from Wells to Robinson

Bringing Chaos to Order. Vonnegut Criticism at Century's End

Resources for the Study of American Fantasy Literature Through 1998

REVIEWS

Strange Constellations: A History of Australian Science Fiction, Russell Blackford, Russell Van Ikin, Sean McMullen

Edgar Allan Poe: Comprehensive Research and Study Guide, Harold Bloom

Warlocks and Warpdrive: Contemporary Fantasy Entertainments with Interactive and Virtual Environments, Kurt Lancaster

Nursery Realms: Children in the Worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror, Gary Westfahl, George Slusser

Science Fiction Writers: Critical Studies of the Major Authors from the Early Nineteenth Century to the Present Day, Richard Bleiler

Vol. 11

No. 4 (2001)

ARTICLES

When the Hungarian Literary Theorist, Györgyi Lukács Met The American Science Fiction Writer, Wayne Mark Chapman

Cultural Negotiation in Science Fiction Literature and Film

Episteme-ology of Science Fiction

Orchids in A Cage: Political Myths and Social Reality in East German Science Fiction (1949-1989)

Virtual Poltergeists and Memory: The Question of Ahistorcism in William Gibson's Neuromoncer(1984)

The Search for a Quantum Ethics: Michael Frayn's "Copenhagen" and Other Recent British Science Plays

Leakings: Reappropriating Science Fiction--The Case of Kurt Vonnegut

REVIEWS

Darwin's Plots: Evolutionary Narrative in Darwin, George Eliot, and Nineteenth-Century Fiction, Gillian Beer

Space and Beyond: The Frontier Theme in Science Fiction, Gary Westfahl

The Rise of Supernatural Fiction: 1762-1800. Cambridge Studies in Romanticism, E.J. Clery

Thrillers. "Genres in American Cinema" series, Martin Rubin

Othermindedness: The Emergence of Network Culture, Michael Joyce

A Century of Welsh Myth in Children's Literature, Donna White

That Other World. (The Princess Grace Irish Library), Bruce Stewart

Edgar Rice Burroughs: The Exhaustive Scholar's and Collector's Descriptive Bibliography of American Periodical, Hardcover, Paperback, and Reprint Editions, Robert B. Zeuschner, Philip José Farmer; The Burroughs Cyclopaedia: Characters, Places, Fauna, Flora, Technologies, Languages, Ideas and Terminologies Found in the Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Clark A. Brady

Italian Horror Films of the 1960s: A Critical Catalog of 62 Chillers, Lawrence McCallum

Vol. 14

No. 4 (2004)

ARTICLES

On Editing a Journal

"Hiro" of the Platonic: Neal Stephenson's "Snow Crash"

Suicide and the Absurd: The Influence of Jean-Paul Sartre's and Albert Camus's Existentiafism on Stephen R. Donaldson's "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever"

The Monomyth in Daniel Keyes's "Flowers for Algernon": Keyes, Campbell and Plato

Writing the Possessed Child in British Culture: James Herbert's "Shrine"

Disney World: A Plastic Monument to Death: From Rabelais to Disney

REVIEWS

Uncharted Territory: An Unofficial and Unauthorized Guide to Farscape, Scott Andrews

The Artist as Monster: The Cinema of David Cronenberg, William Beard; The Modern Fantastic: The Films of David Cronenberg, Michael Grant

Tomorrow Now: Envisioning the Next Fifty Years, Bruce Sterling

Monsters, Mushroom Clouds, and the Cold War: American Science Fiction and the Roots of Postmodernism, 1946-1964, M. Keith Booker

Harlan Ellison: The Edge of Forever, Gary K. Wolfe, Ellen Weil

One Ring to Bind them All: Tolkien's Mythology, Anne C. Petty; Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues: Exploring the Spitirtual Virtues of Lord of the Rings, Mark Eddy Smith; Frodo's Quest: Living the Myth in The Lord of the Rings, Robert Ellwood

Chaos Theory, Asimov's Foundations and Robots, and Herbert's Dune: The Fractal Aesthetic of Epic Science Fiction, Donald E. Palumbo

The Classic Era of American Pulp Magazines, Peter Haining

Vol. 25

No. 1 (2014)

ARTICLES

Introduction: Reinhabiting Fantasy

Reading Tolkien in Chinese

Convention Un-done: Un Lun Dun's Unchosen Heroine and Narrative (Re)Vision

"But what does it all mean?" Religious Reality as a Political Call in the Chronicles of Narnia

Telepathy and Cosmic Horror in Olaf Stapledon's "The Flames"

"I was a Ghetto Nerd Supreme": Science Fiction, Fantasy and Latina/o Futurity in Junot Díaz's "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao"

REVIEWS

St. Lovecraft (The Classic Horror Stories, Roger Luckhurst, H. P. Lovecraft; Weird Realism: Lovecraft and Philosophy, Graham Harman; Slime Dynamics: Generation, Mutation, and the Creep of Life, Ben Woodard; New Critical Essays on H.P. Lovecraft, David Simmons; H. P. Lovecraft's Dark Arcadia: The Satire, Symbology and Contradiction, Gavin Callaghan)

The Hobbit and Philosophy: For When You've Lost Your Dwarves, Your Wizard, And Your Way, Gregory Basham, Eric Bronson

Collision of Realities. Establishing Research on the Fantastic in Europe, Lars Schmeink, Astrid Böger (X)(X)

Hermione Granger Saves the World: Essays on the Feminist Heroine of Hogwarts, Christopher E. Bell

Horror Noir: Where Cinema's Dark Sisters Meet, Paul Meehan

The Mummy's Curse: The True History of a Dark Fantasy, Roger Luckhurst

Scottish Women's Gothic and Fantastic Writing: Fiction since 1978, Monica Germaná

The Irresistible Fairy Tale: The Cultural and Social History of a Genre, Jack Zipes

Mutants and Mystics: Science Fiction, Superhero Comics, and the Paranormal, Jeffrey J. Kripal

Philip K. Dick and Philosophy: Do Androids Have Kindred Spirits?, D. E. Wittkower

Animal Alterity: Science Fiction and the Question of the Animal, Sherryl Vint

Anime's Media Mix: Franchising Toys and Characters in Japan, Marc Steinberg

The Ghost Story 1840-1920: A Cultural History, Andrew Smith

Fairy Tales Framed: Early Forewords, Afterwords, and Critical Words, Ruth B. Bottigheimer

The Time Ship: A Chrononautical Journey, Enrique Gaspar, Yolanda Molina-Gavilán, Andrea L. Bell

Future Wars: The Anticipations and the Fears, David Seed

The Horror Sensorium: Media and the Senses, Angela Ndalianis

Inception and Philosophy: Ideas to Die For, Thorsten Botz-Bornstein

Antarctica in Fiction: Imaginative Narratives of the Far South, Elizabeth Leane

Green Suns and Faërie: Essays on Tolkien, Verlyn Flieger

No. 2 & 3 (2014)

ARTICLES

Elegy

Introduction: AfterLives: What's Next for Humanity

"Only We Have Perished": Karel Čapek's R.U.R. and the Catastrophe of Humankind

"From Zoo. to Bot.": (De)Composition in Jim Crace's "Being Dead"

Terminal Films

Living as a Zombie in Media is the Only Way to Survive

Zombie Republic: Property and the Propertyless Multitude in Romero's Dead Films and Kirkman's "The Walking Dead"

Thinking Blind

The Loveliness of Decay: Rotting Flesh, Literary Matter, and Dead Media

Post-Vampire: The Politics of Drinking Humans and Animals in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twilight", and "True Blood"

REVIEWS

Cyberpunk Women, Feminism and Science Fiction: A Critical Study, Carlen Lavigne

Under the Shadow: The Atomic Bomb and Cold War Narratives, David Seed

Undead in the West: Vampires, Zombies, Mummies, and Ghosts on the Cinematic Frontier, Cynthia J. Miller, A. Bowdoin Van Riper

Spanish Horror Film, Antonio Lázaro-Reboll

John Brunner, Jad Smith

The Irish Fairy Tale: A Narrative Tradition from the Middle Ages to Yeats and Stephens, Vito Carrassi

Fanged Fan Fiction: Variations on Twilight, True Blood, and The Vampire Diaries, Maria Lindgren Leavenworth, Malin Isaksson

Welsh Gothic, Jane Aaron

Puppet. An Essay on Uncanny Life, Kenneth Gross

The Ashgate Research Companion to Nineteenth-Century Spiritualism and the Occult, Tatiana Kontou, Sarah Willburn

Mechademia 7: Lines of Sight, Frenchy Lunning

Approaching The Hunger Games Trilogy: A Literary and Cultural Analysis, Tom Henthorne; Of Bread, Blood, and The Hunger Games: Critical Essays on the Suzanne Collins Trilogy, Mary F. Pharr, Leisa A. Clark

Dawn of an Evil Millennium: Horror/Kultur im neuen Jahrtausend, Jörg van Bebber

Solar Flares: Science Fiction in the 1970s, Andrew M. Butler

Becoming Ray Bradbury, Jonathan R. Eller

Beyond His Dark Materials: Innocence and Experience in the Fiction of Philip Pullman, Susan Redington Bobby

Postapocalyptic Fiction and the Social Contract: "We'll Not Go Home Again.", Claire P. Curtis

English Catholics and the Supernatural, 1553-1829, Francis Young

The Late Victorian Gothic: Mental Science, the Uncanny, and Scenes of Writing, Hilary Grimes

Bewitched Again: Supernaturally Powerful Women on Television, 1996-2011, Julie D. O'Reilly

A Hobbit Journey: Discovering the Enchantment of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth, Matthew Dickerson

Fear and Learning: Essays on the Pedagogy of Horror, Aalya Ahmad, Sean Moreland

Maps of Utopia: H. G. Wells, Modernity, and the End of Culture, Simon J. James

Dancing the Tao: Le Guin and Moral Development, Sandra J. Lindow

The Subversive Harry Potter: Adolescent Rebellion and Containment in the J.K. Rowling Novels, Vandana Saxena

As If: Modern Enchantment and the Literary Prehistory of Virtual Reality, Michael Saler

Enchanting: Beyond Disenchantment, Stephen David Ross

Ces français qui ont écrit demain. Utopie, anticipation et science-fiction au XXe siècle [Those Frenchmen Who Wrote Tomorrow: Utopia, Anticipation and Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century], Natacha Vas-Deyres

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, James Rose; The Descent, James Marriott

Teaching with Harry Potter, Valerie Estelle Frankel

William Gibson, Gary Westfahl

The Wizard of Oz as American Myth: A Critical Study of Six Versions of the Story, 1900-2007, Alissa Burger

Saw, Benjamin Poole

Scotland as Science Fiction, Caroline McCracken-Flesher

Gothic Music: The Sounds of the Uncanny, Isabella van Elferen

New Directions in the European Fantastic, Sabine Coelsch-Foisner, Sarah Herbe

Fantasy, Art and Life: Essays on George MacDonald, Robert Louis Stevenson and Other Fantasy Writers, William Gray

Extraterrestrials and the American Zeitgeist: Alien Contact Tales Since the 1950s, Aaron John Gulyas

To See the Saw Movies: Essays on Torture Porn and Post-9/11 Horror,  James Aston, John Walliss

Science Fiction, Mark Bould

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Sessions w Julian Sutherland

I have been having regular sessions with Julian (massey librarian) and he has been of immense help in assisting me to clarify my search and always crystallise my area of research. 

So far the research has been hugely helpful in discovering more of my role as a Chanel/bruja and what ritual has traditional encompassed and how it has been used to cultivate collective ecstasy. Next I am really interested in combing down this research to discover the ways in which witch’s created rituals in my whakapapa which as far as I am currently aware is predominantly of Celtic origin. I am also researching more into the area of somatic sexology for it’s merging of the ‘uses of the erotic’ as Audre Lorde put it (the bridging of the sensual, sexual and spiritual in alignment with an honouring and regeneration of nature)

Below is a coalition of the sources Julian has helped me discover and that I have been pulling from: 

Martin Patrick 

Octavia Butler Appropriate reference, also writers like Kim Stanley Robinson and Samuel Delany and Ursula K LeGuin could be of interest.

consider clowns like Bill Irwin and inventive slapstick comedians like Buster Keaton.

Writings on Socially Engaged practice would be relevant. Gregory Sholette a relevant writer and his anthology Art as Social Action has an interesting selection of artists/writers. Nato Thompson, Pablo Helguera would also be relevant also, along with Amelia Jones' writings on body art and performance. 

Yates McKee's book Strike Art: Contemporary Art and the Post-Occupy Condition has a range of works in the "artivism" vein. I would also consider performance artists Linda Montano, and Guillermo Gómez Peña and others….

Pleasure Activism Yes this recalls philosopher Kate Soper's notion of "alternative hedonism”

self-care is “not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare” 

Lauren Berlant was amazing!!! Her book Cruel Optimism so important along with other writings.

Segal proposes the re-adaptation of ‘inventing utopias’: a tool that has been largely shunned by academics and sociologists alike. - And inventiveness and its power is often underestimated these days I would argue!

Barbara Ehrenreich’s Dancing in the Streets, A much earlier, seminal work is the cultural theorist and novelist Elias Canetti's Crowds and Power. And as I mentioned in last chat Mikhail Bahktin's book on Rabelais and the carnivalesque has really interesting historical analysis of the behavior of crowds in the public sphere. 

Our Sea of Islands by Epeli Hau’ofa - French-Caribbean writer Edouard Glissant's writings would surely be up your street also, I would think. 

Writer and poet Fred Moten writes in detail about the black radical tradition in thought but very often through music, and the ways in which he writes "performatively" (and you can watch his talks online also) could be of interest given your topics.

  While the texts discussed vary in both form and subject, they share in their potential as decolonising methodologies. Whether it be through performance, music, ritual, pleasure or the relocation of identity in water's fluidity, each text speaks to a potential for transformative and ecstatically joyful collective liberation. These texts speak to the reliance of meaningful action on interdependence, and centre the activation of connectivity and/or joy as one of the most powerful forms of resistance to the suffering of oppression. 

JULIAN 

General: 

Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen. “Joy: An Integrative Theory.” The Journal of Positive Psychology, Mar. 2022. http://ezproxy.massey.ac.nz/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=psyh&AN=2022-46966-001&site=eds-live&scope=site&authtype=sso&custid=s3027306 

Brown, Treajané Tranette Rocheka. ‘So Euphoric, It's Indescribable’: A Black Feminist Exploration of Pleasure as a Liberatory Practice. 2022, U of Akron, PhD Dissertation. https://etd.ohiolink.edu/apexprod/rws_etd/send_file/send?accession=akron1647800112954614&disposition=inline 

Gabriel, S., et al. “Creating the Sacred from the Profane: Collective Effervescence and Everyday Activities.” Journal of Positive Psychology, vol. 15, no. 1, 2020, pp. 129–54. http://ezproxy.massey.ac.nz/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=edselc&AN=edselc.2-52.0-85075153162&site=eds-live&scope=site&authtype=sso&custid=s3027306 

Woodman, Sophia, and Andreas Zaunseder. “Exploring ‘Festive Commoning’ in Radical Gatherings in Scotland.” Identities, vol. 29, no. 1, 2022, pp. 108–26. http://ezproxy.massey.ac.nz/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=s3h&AN=154794117&site=eds-live&scope=site&authtype=sso&custid=s3027306 

Time: 

Brettkelly-Chalmers, Kate. Time, Duration and Change in Contemporary Art: Beyond the Clock. Intellect, 2019. [ebook] http://ezproxy.massey.ac.nz/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=cat09011a&AN=mul.oai.edge.massey.folio.ebsco.com.fs00001086.25dcfdd2.adc9.54af.bf26.ebfb1c165d6f&site=eds-live&scope=site&authtype=sso&custid=s3027306 

Groom, Amelia, editor. Time. Whitechapel Gallery, 2013. 701.8 Tim [The title is deceptively simple – this anthology “contextualises art that proposes alternatives to the models of linear time that have underpinned both capitalism and progressive modernity.”] 

Gunkel, Henriette, and kara lynch, editors. We Travel the Space Ways: Black Imagination, Fragments, and Diffractions. transcript Verlag, 2019. [ebook – there's a chapter called Alienation and Queer Discontent, which looks as if it may talk about time, as well as some other chapters that might be relevant] http://ezproxy.massey.ac.nz/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=nlebk&AN=2160813&site=eds-live&scope=site&authtype=sso&custid=s3027306 

Lee, Pamela M. Chronophobia: On Time in the Art of the 1960’s. MIT Press, 2004. 700.9046 Lee [some of this will be relevant] 

Massumi, Brian. Semblance and Event: Activist Philosophy and the Occurrent Arts. MIT Press, 2011. 701 Mas [not sure about this one, it may not be a key source but have a quick look] 

Phillips, Bruce E. Unstuck in Time. Te Tuhi, 2015. 709.93 Uns [Catalogue of a multi-format NZ exhibition with a piece by Martin Patrick on Shannon Te Ao’s work] 

Rawson, Philip S., and Piers B. Rawson. Art and Time. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2005. [on loan – you will need to place a hold on Discover at http://ezproxy.massey.ac.nz/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=cat09011a&AN=mul.oai.edge.massey.folio.ebsco.com.fs00001086.4215ecac.6a1e.5f4a.b9dc.c82579f7bc0c&site=eds-live&scope=site&authtype=sso&custid=s3027306] 

Ross, Christine. The Past Is the Present; It’s the Future Too: The Temporal Turn in Contemporary Art. Bloomsbury, 2014. 701.08 Rox [This one looks like it could be a key text] 

Radical kinship/collective creativity - how they’re used to effect social transformation 

Bruce, John A. Participatory Design and Social Transformation: Images and Narratives of Crisis and Change. Routledge, 2022. [ebook] http://ezproxy.massey.ac.nz/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=cat09011a&AN=mul.oai.edge.massey.folio.ebsco.com.fs00001086.bb68bc14.764c.42f4.9f14.c10e2b10f7e8&site=eds-live&scope=site&authtype=sso&custid=s3027306 

Eynaud, Philippe, et al. “Participatory Art as a Social Practice of Commoning to Reinvent the Right to the City.” Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, vol. 29, no. 4, 2018, pp. 621–36. http://ezproxy.massey.ac.nz/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=edsjsr&AN=edsjsr.45105548&site=eds-live&scope=site&authtype=sso&custid=s3027306 

Harrebye, Silas F. Social Change and Creative Activism in the 21st Century: The Mirror Effect. Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. [ebook] http://ezproxy.massey.ac.nz/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=cat09011a&AN=mul.oai.edge.massey.folio.ebsco.com.fs00001086.87731f22.0e75.543c.92b0.893b6638a565&site=eds-live&scope=site&authtype=sso&custid=s3027306 

Jolivétte, Andrew. Research Justice: Methodologies for Social Change. Policy Press, 2015. [you’ll need to request this from Manawatu but have a look at the table of contents before that to see if it’s worthwhile: http://ezproxy.massey.ac.nz/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=cat09011a&AN=mul.oai.edge.massey.folio.ebsco.com.fs00001086.f081e1df.72db.5a26.bf49.62f52e1c3b28&site=eds-live&scope=site&authtype=sso&custid=s3027306] 

Kasat, Pilar. Community Arts and Cultural Development: A Powerful Tool for Social Transformation. Murdoch U, 2013, Masters thesis. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/20482/2/02Whole.pdf

Salazar Pérez, Michelle, and Cinthya M. Saavedra. “Spiritual Activism as a Means for Social Transformation: Womanist and Chicana Feminist Possibilities.” Equity & Excellence in Education, vol. 53, no. 3, 2020, pp. 315–23. http://ezproxy.massey.ac.nz/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=ehh&AN=147625832&site=eds-live&scope=site&authtype=sso&custid=s3027306 

Extras: 

Unfortunatelyf that book we talked about, Boogie Down Predictions, isn't due to be published till August, but I'll let you know when it gets here. May not be till September! 

There’s a new book coming very soon edited by Elspeth Tilley from Massey called Creative Activism Research, Pedagogy and Practice. You can see the table of contents here: https://www.cambridgescholars.com/resources/pdfs/978-1-5275-8104-3-sample.pdf Some of the chapters look like they may be of interest. We’ve ordered it but it hasn’t arrived yet. I’ll keep an eye out for it though, and if you’re super interested you could always contact Elspeth directly to talk more about it. 

And finally, two other resources I came across that I think are a bit marginal but you never know. 

This is nice and short and may be of some interest: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/listening-as-activism-the-sonic-meditations-of-pauline-oliveros 

‘Oh My God!’ Exploring Ecstatic Experience through the Evocative Technology of Gospel Choir, https://www.proquest.com/docview/2597477886?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true [some parts of this may be relevant? Not sure - it's very long and possibly not quite where you’re focusing as it’s coming from a Judeo-Christian lens.]

 Boogie Down Predictions

Discover searches: 

Afrofutur* 

Black futur* 

"speculative fiction" 

utopia* 

 Google the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Saintmaking: the 90s 'nuns' who made a gay, HIV positive icon a saint 

Perhaps Jarman’s film The Garden might be of interest. It’s available to watch here: https://archive.org/details/thegardenderekjarman1990https://archive.org/details/thegardenderekjarman1990 

The differences between the various forms of disciplinarity: https://makinggood.design/thoughts/tasty [There’s lots of thinking and disagreement about this topic but this is a good place to start!] 

Found this Youtube video about the concept of Celtic futurism What is Celtic Futurism? 

And this: https://medium.com/@nwdls/cambrofuturism-5df99c0999df

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2018 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet

QB

7 Aaron Rodgers (GB)

11 Tom Brady (NE)

10 Deshaun Watson (HOU)

-

6 Drew Brees (NO)

7 Russell Wilson (SEA)

8 Philip Rivers (LAC)

7 Ben Roethlisberger (PIT)

4 Cam Newton (CAR)

8 Matt Ryan (ATL)

6 Matthew Stafford (DET)

9 Andrew Luck (IND-INJ)

12 Jared Goff (LAR)

12 Patrick Mahomes (KC)

-

9 Carson Wentz (PHI-INJ)

10 Kirk Cousins (MIN)

8 Marcus Mariota (TEN)

9 Eli Manning (NYG)

-

7 Derek Carr (OAK)

5 Jameis Winston (TB-SUS 3)

11 Jimmy Garoppolo (SF)

11 Ryan Tannehill (MIA)

9 Andy Dalton (CIN)

5 Mitch Trubisky (CHI)

8 Dak Prescott (DAL)

10 Case Keenum (DEN)

4 Alex Smith (WAS)

9 Blake Bortles (JAX)

10 Joe Flacco (BAL)

11 Tyrod Taylor (CLE)

11 Sam Darnold (NYJ)

11 Josh Allen (BUF)

9 Josh Rosen (ARZ)

9 Sam Bradford (ARZ)

10 Lamar Jackson (BAL)

-

RB

12 Todd Gurley (LAR)

8 Ezekiel Elliott (DAL)

7 Le’Veon Bell (PIT-HOLDOUT?)

9 David Johnson (ARZ)

-

12 Kareem Hunt (KC)

9 Saquon Barkley (NYG)

9 Leonard Fournette (JAX)

6 Alvin Kamara (NO)

8 Melvin Gordon (LAC)

10 Dalvin Cook (MIN)

5 Jordan Howard (CHI)

-

4 Christian McCaffrey (CAR)

8 Devonta Freeman (ATL-INJ)

9 Jay Ajayi (PHI-INJ)

10 Alex Collins (BAL)

11 LeSean McCoy (BUF-SUS?)

11 Kenyan Drake (MIA)

10 Lamar Miller (HOU)

8 Derrick Henry (TEN)

6 Mark Ingram (NO-SUS 4)

9 Joe Mixon (CIN)

11 Jerick McKinnon (SF-INJ 1)

-

11 Carlos Hyde (CLE)

7 Jamaal Williams (GB)

5 Peyton Barber (TB)

11 Isaiah Crowell (NYJ)

9 Marlon Mack (IND-INJ)

4 Chris Thompson (WAS)

7 Chris Carson (SEA)

8 Dion Lewis (TEN)

7 Marshawn Lynch (OAK)

6 Kerryon Johnson (DET)

4 C.J. Anderson (CAR)

7 Rashaad Penny (SEA-INJ 2?)

4 Samaje Perrine (WAS-INJ)

10 Devontae Booker (DEN)

5 Tarik Cohen (CHI)

4 Adrian Peterson (WAS)

-

7 Doug Martin (OAK)

8 Tevin Coleman (ATL)

10 Royce Freeman (DEN)

6 LeGarrette Blount (DET)

11 Duke Johnson (CLE)

5 Ronald Jones II (TB)

9 Nyheim Hines (IND)

11 Nick Chubb (CLE)

9 Giovani Bernard (CIN)

11 Sony Michel (NE-INJ)

6 Theo Riddick (DET)

7 Ty Montgomery (GB)

11 Frank Gore (MIA)

7 C.J. Prosise (SEA)

11 Chris Ivory (BUF)

9 Darren Sproles (PHI)

11 Matt Breida (SF-INJ)

-

WR

7 Antonio Brown (PIT)

10 DeAndre Hopkins (HOU)

-

8 Julio Jones (ATL)

9 Odell Beckham, Jr. (NYG)

8 Keenan Allen (LAC)

9 T.Y. Hilton (IND)

-

7 Davante Adams (GB)

12 Tyreek Hill (KC)

6 Michael Thomas (NO)

9 A.J. Green (CIN)

5 Mike Evans (TB)

12 Brandin Cooks (LAR)

7 JuJu Smith-Schuster (PIT)

10 Stefon Diggs (MIN)

11 Jarvis Landry (CLE)

7 Amari Cooper (OAK)

12 Sammy Watkins (KC)

-

7 Doug Baldwin (SEA-INJ)

11 Marquise Goodwin (SF)

10 Michael Crabtree (BAL)

10 Adam Thielen (MIN)

9 Larry Fitzgerald (ARZ)

5 Allen Robinson (CHI)

6 Marvin Jones (DET)

10 Demaryius Thomas (DEN)

-

10 Will Fuller (HOU)

12 Cooper Kupp (LAR)

8 Corey Davis (TEN)

9 Nelson Agholor (PHI)

11 Kelvin Benjamin (BUF)

4 Jamison Crowder (WAS)

6 Golden Tate (DET)

-

8 Allen Hurns (DAL)

8 Mike Williams (LAC)

4 Devin Funchess (CAR)

9 Sterling Shepard (NYG)

6 Cameron Meredith (NO)

11 Josh Gordon (CLE-HOLDOUT)

10 Emmanuel Sanders (DEN)

4 D.J. Moore (CAR)

-

11 Pierre Garcon (SF)

11 Julian Edelman (NE-SUS 4)

11 Chris Hogan (NE)

9 Keelan Cole (JAX)

11 Robby Anderson (NYJ-SUS?)

11 Kenny Stills (MIA)

9 Alshon Jefferey (PHI-INJ 2)

7 Randall Cobb (GB)

11 Danny Amendola (MIA)

9 Dede Westbrook (JAX)

7 Jordy Nelson (OAK)

4 Josh Doctson (WAS-INJ)

5 Chris Godwin (TB)

11 DeVonte Parker (MIA-INJ)

9 Christian Kirk (ARZ)

8 Taywan Taylor (TEN)

8 Rishard Matthews (TEN)

8 Calvin Ridley (ATL)

10 John Brown (BAL)

9 Mike Wallace (PHI)

9 Ryan Grant (IND)

6 Kenny Golladay (DET)

11 Quincy Enunwa (NYJ-INJ)

4 Paul Richardson (WAS)

9 John Ross (CIN)

11 Jermaine Kearse (NYJ-INJ 1)

7 Brandon Marshall (SEA)

8 Michael Gallup (DAL)

12 Robert Woods (LAR)

9 Chad Williams (ARZ)

7 Tyler Lockett (SEA)

11 Zay Jones (BUF-INJ)

8 Terrance Williams (DAL-SUS?)

8 Tyrell Williams (LAC)

7 Martavis Bryant (OAK-SUS?)

5 Desean Jackson (TB)

7 Geronimo Allison (GB)

11 Terrelle Pryor (NYJ-INJ)

8 Mohamed Sanu (ATL)

11 Antonio Calloway (CLE)

9 J.J. Nelson (ARZ)

10 Courtland Sutton (DEN)

11 Dante Pettis (SF)

5 Anthony Miller (CHI)

11 Corey Coleman (BUF)

10 Willie Snead (BAL)

8 Cole Beasley (DAL)

9 Brice Butler (ARZ)

5 Adam Humphries (TB)

6 Michael Floyd (NO)

11 Phillip Dorsett (NE)

-

TE

11 Rob Gronkowski (NE)

9 Zach Ertz (PHI)

12 Travis Kelce (KC)

-

7 Jimmy Graham (GB)

4 Greg Olsen (CAR)

9 Evan Engram (NYG-INJ)

-

10 Kyle Rudolph (MIN)

8 Delanie Walker (TEN)

4 Jordan Reed (WAS)

11 David Njoku (CLE)

5 O.J. Howard (TB)

5 Cameron Brate (TB)

9 Austin Seferian-Jenkins (JAX)

5 Trey Burton (CHI)

11 Charles Clay (BUF)

10 Jake Butt (DEN)

7 Jared Cook (OAK)

9 Eric Ebron (IND)

9 Ricky Seals-Jones (ARZ-SUS?)

-

8 Virgil Green (LAC)

6 Benjamin Watson (NO)

9 Jack Doyle (IND)

8 Austin Hooper (ATL)

11 Mike Gesicki (MIA)

6 Luke Willson (DET)

7 Nick Vannett (SEA)

9 Tyler Eifert (CIN-INJ)

8 Jonnu Smith (TEN)

8 Blake Jarwin (DAL)

9 Dallas Goedert (PHI)

10 Jordan Aikens (HOU)

12 Tyler Higbee (LAR)

11 George Kittle (SF-INJ)

12 Gerald Everett (LAR-INJ)

4 Vernon Davis (WAS)

10 Ryan Griffin (HOU)

7 Ed Dickson (SEA)

11 Jordan Leggett (NYJ)

7 Jesse James (PIT)

10 Hayden Hurst (BAL-INJ 2)

-

K

11 Stephen Gostkowski (NE)

12 Greg Zuerlein (LAR)

12 Harrison Butker (KC)

-

10 Justin Tucker (BAL)

6 Wil Lutz (NO)

7 Chris Boswell (PIT)

4 Graham Gano (CAR)

11 Robbie Gould (SF)

9 Josh Lambo (JAX)

5 Cody Parkey (CHI)

8 Caleb Sturgis (LAC)

8 Ryan Succop (TEN)

4 Dustin Hopkins (WAS)

9 Phil Dawson (ARZ)

11 Steven Hauschka (BUF)

-

6 Matt Prater (DET)

9 Jake Elliott (PHI)

9 Adam Vinitieri (IND)

10 Ka’imi Fairbairn (HOU)

10 Daniel Carlson (MIN)

5 Chandler Catanzaro (TB)

10 Brandon McManus (DEN)

8 Dan Bailey (DAL)

8 Matt Bryant (ATL)

7 Sebastian Janikowski (SEA)

9 Randy Bullock (CIN)

7 Mason Crosby (GB)

9 Aldrick Rosas (NYG)

11 Zane Gonzelez (CLE)

8 Matt Bosher (ATL)

11 Jason Sanders (MIA)

7 Eddy Pineiro (OAK-INJ)

11 Jason Myers (NYJ)

-

DEF

9 Jacksonville

12 LA Rams

-

9 Philadelphia

7 Seattle

10 Baltimore

6 Detroit

8 LA Chargers

-

6 New Orleans

5 Chicago

4 Carolina

7 Pittsburgh

12 Kansas City

-

4 Washington

10 Houston

9 Cincinnati

10 Denver

5 Tampa Bay

8 Dallas

7 Green Bay

11 Buffalo

11 New England

8 Tennessee

9 Arizona

11 Miami

8 Atlanta

10 Minnesota

9 NY Giants

11 San Francisco

9 Indianapolis

11 Cleveland

11 NY Jets

7 Oakland

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The NFL’s best remaining free agents, by position

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images

The new league year is here, but not every big name has been signed yet.

The official start to the new NFL league year is here, with a new collective bargaining agreement and all. It also comes at a time when the world is upended by the coronavirus pandemic, but other than changes to travel and locking down team facilities, NFL free agency is continuing unabated.

With the legal tampering period beginning on March 16, many deals were already agreed upon before free agency actually began. Some became official right at 4 p.m. ET when the new league year kicked off, while others have yet to be finalized until teams can conduct physicals. We’ve also seen a high number of franchise tags this offseason, with players like Dak Prescott and Chris Jones sticking with their teams.

Even after all that, there are a slew of free agents looking for a landing spot in 2020. Below, we’ll point you to the best available players at each position, with updates throughout free agency. Note that not every signing is included, namely for players at the bottom of the roster.

Quarterback

Signed: Kyle Allen, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Teddy Bridgewater, Chase Daniel, Blaine Gabbert, Chad Henne, Taysom Hill, Brian Hoyer, Case Keenum, Marcus Mariota, AJ McCarron, Colt McCoy, Sean Mannion, Nick Mullens, Nathan Peterman, Dak Prescott, Philip Rivers, Nate Sudfeld, Ryan Tannehill, P.J. Walker, Jameis Winston

Best available: Blake Bortles, Joe Flacco, Josh McCown, Matt Moore, Cam Newton, Kyle Sloter

A strong group of free agent quarterbacks has been quickly depleted, with Dak Prescott getting the franchise tag and Tom Brady, Teddy Bridgewater, and Marcus Mariota landing with new teams. Cam Newton’s reported release made him a late addition to the list and an intriguing option for teams that. missed out on the first wave of QB signings.

Running Back

Signed: Ameer Abdullah, Peyton Barber, Matt Breida, Kenyan Drake, Austin Ekeler, Melvin Gordon, Todd Gurley, Derrick Henry, Jordan Howard, Kareem Hunt, Dion Lewis, J.D. McKissic, DeAndre Washington, Jeff Wilson

Best available: Devonta Freeman, Frank Gore, Carlos Hyde, LeSean McCoy, Lamar Miller, Ty Montgomery, C.J. Prosise, Wendell Smallwood, Chris Thompson, Jonathan Williams

The value of the running back position continues to swing wildly, but that didn’t stop the Titans from putting the franchise tag on Derrick Henry. Other names like Austin Ekeler and Jordan Howard were quickly locked down, too.

Wide Receiver

Signed: Geronimo Allison, Nelson Agholor, Danny Amendola, Robby Anderson, Travis Benjamin, Kendrick Bourne, DeAndre Carter, Randall Cobb, Keelan Cole, Amari Cooper, Phillip Dorsett, Keelan Doss, Larry Fitzgerald, Devin Funchess, A.J. Green, David Moore, Zach Pascal, Breshad Perriman, Demarcus Robinson, Emmanuel Sanders, Tajae Sharpe, Laquon Treadwell

Best available: Taylor Gabriel, Rashard Higgins, Johnny Holton

We already saw two blockbuster wide receiver trades involving DeAndre Hopkins and Stefon Diggs. The Cowboys didn’t let Amari Cooper hit the open market, as they signed him to a lucrative long-term deal. The Bengals tagged A.J. Green, but that still left some compelling names on the market.

Tight End

Signed: Ross Dwelley, Eric Ebron, Tyler Eifert, Darren Fells, Jimmy Graham, Demetrius Harris, Hunter Henry, Jacob Hollister, Austin Hooper, Blake Jarwin, Marcedes Lewis, Greg Olsen, Quinton Spain, Levine Toilolo, Jason Witten

Best available: Charles Clay, Jordan Reed, Luke Stocker, Geoff Swaim, Delanie Walker

A weak draft class at tight end put a premium on the free agents who became available. Hunter Henry got the franchise tag, while Austin Hooper was quickly snatched up. Veterans Greg Olsen, Jimmy Graham and Jason Witten had no troubles landing with teams, either.

Offensive Line

Signed: Daniel Brunskill, Bryan Bulaga, Anthony Castonzo, Jack Conklin, Rashaad Coward, George Fant, Cam Fleming, Ereck Flowers, Marcus Gilbert Graham Glasgow, Joe Haeg, D.J. Humphries, Joey Hunt, Roderick Johnson, Ted Karras, Alex Lewis, Justin McCray, Connor McGovern, John Miller, Justin Murray, Cedric Ogbuehi, Andrus Peat, Ty Sambrailo, Brandon Scherff, Brandon Shell, Matt Skura, Xavier Su’a-Filo, Joe Thuney, Ricky Wagner, Andrew Whitworth, Elijah Wilkinson, Daryl Williams, Stefen Wisniewski, Andrew Wylie

Best available: Demar Dotson, Cordy Glenn, James Hurst, Ronald Leary, Jason Peters

The Colts held on to left tackle Anthony Castonzo with an extension. Guards Joe Thuney and Brandon Scherff would have been next to new deals, but both received the franchise tag fairly quickly. Still, there’s a lot of beef out there!

Edge

Signed: Mario Addison, Arik Armstead, Shaquil Barrett, Vic Beasley, Ronald Blair, Bud Dupree, Dante Fowler Jr., Rodney Gunter, Bruce Irvin, Quinton Jefferson, Matt Judon, Roy Robertson-Harris, Branden Jackson, Carl Nassib, Yannick Ngakoue, Robert Quinn, Stephen Weatherly, Leonard Williams, Derek Wolfe

Best available: Jadeveon Clowney, Markus Golden, Everson Griffen, Clay Matthews, Cameron Wake

Getting to the quarterback is becoming more and more important as crazy-athletic passers continue to enter the league. The 49ers gave Arik Armstead a huge extension, while the Jaguars were quick to tag Yannick Ngakoue.

Defensive Tackle

Signed: Beau Allen, Andrew Billings, Michael Brockers, Adam Butler, Maliek Collins, Tyeler Davison, Sheldon Day, Brandon Dunn, Javon Hargrave, Shelby Harris, Chris Jones, Linval Joseph, Star Lotulelei, Gerald McCoy, Michael Pierce, Dontari Poe, Mike Purcell, D.J. Reader, Jarran Reed, A’Shawn Robinson, Danny Shelton, Ndamukong Suh, Josh Tupou, Antwaun Woods

Best available: Damon Harrison, Margus Hunt, Brandon Mebane

Chris Jones got the franchise tag, which is unsurprising because of how important he was to the Chiefs’ Super Bowl win. After him, D.J. Reader got a huge contract with the Bengals, and the market is beginning to be pretty depleted.

Linebacker

Signed: Vince Biegel, Jon Bostic, De’Vondre Campbell, Jamie Collins, Brandon Copeland, Thomas Davis, Kyler Fackrell, Leonard Floyd, B.J. Goodson, Jordan Jenkins, Devon Kennard, Christian Kirksey, Nick Kwiatkoski, Sean Lee, Cory Littleton, Blake Martinez, David Mayo, Kevin Minter, Nicholas Morrow, Denzel Perryman, Kevin Pierre-Louis, Reggie Ragland, Elandon Roberts, Joe Schobert, Danny Trevathan, Kyle Van Noy, Nick Vigil, Tahir Whitehead, Kyle Wilber, Eric Wilson

Best available: Mark Barron, Anthony Chickillo, Kareem Martin, Alec Ogletree

There are a lot of tackling machines available this year, even after guys like Jamie Collins, Cory Littleton, Thomas Davis, and Joe Schobert got big deals elsewhere.

Cornerback

Signed: Mackensie Alexander, James Bradberry, Bashaud Breeland, Anthony Brown, Ronald Darby, Michael Davis, Pierre Desir, Grant Haley, Vernon Hargreaves, Chris Harris Jr., Byron Jones, Nevin Lawson, Jalen Mills, Emmanuel Moseley, Brian Poole, Xavier Rhodes, Nickell Robey-Coleman, Bradley Roby, Jimmy Smith, Desmond Trufant, Levi Wallace, Trae Waynes

Best available: Prince Amukamara, Eli Apple, Darqueze Dennard, Johnathan Joseph, Logan Ryan

It’s unbelievable that someone as good as Byron Jones hit the open market, and he wasn’t there for long, signing a megadeal with the Dolphins. There are still quite a few corners worth kicking the tires on, however.

Safety

Signed: Vonn Bell, Tre Boston, Chuck Clark, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Anthony Harris, Jeff Heath, Eddie Jackson, Malcolm Jenkins, Karl Joseph, Devin McCourty, Jordan Poyer, Damarious Randall, Andrew Sendejo, Justin Simmons, Jimmie Ward

Best available: Morgan Burnett, Blake Countess, A.J. Howard, Tony Jefferson, Colin Jones, Reshad Jones, Eric Reid

Several big names at safety, like Devin McCourty, Anthony Harris, and Jimmie Ward, were scheduled to be free agents. Unfortunately for teams in need of safety help, all three are staying put, leaving the next tier of safeties for the rest of the league.

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Martin Robinson Delany (May 6, 1812 – January 24, 1885) was an abolitionist, journalist, physician, soldier, and writer, and the first proponent of black nationalism. He is credited with the Pan-African slogan of "Africa for Africans." Born free in Charles Town, Virginia, and raised in Chambersburg and Pittsburgh, he trained as a physician's assistant. During the cholera epidemics of 1833 and 1854 in Pittsburgh, He treated patients, even though many doctors and residents fled the city out of fear of contamination. People did not know how the disease was transmitted. He was one of the first three black men admitted to Harvard Medical School, but all were dismissed after a few weeks because of widespread protests by white students. He had traveled to the South to observe slavery firsthand. He worked alongside Frederick Douglass in Rochester to publish the North Star. He dreamed of establishing a settlement in West Africa. He visited Liberia and lived in Canada for several years, but when the American Civil War began, he returned to the US. He recruited blacks for the US Colored Troops. Commissioned as a major, he became the first African-American field grade officer in the Army. He settled in South Carolina. There he worked for the Freedmen's Bureau and became politically active, including in the Colored Conventions Movement. He ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor as a Republican. He was appointed as a trial judge, but he was removed following a scandal. He switched his party affiliation. He worked for the campaign of Democrat Wade Hampton III, who won the 1876 election for governor in a season marked by the violent suppression of black Republican voters by Red Shirts and fraud in the balloting. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence https://www.instagram.com/p/CdN1HDVrgNrpKH9Ru4u9AvUmkk5KYrO9xULqsc0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Position rankings, sleepers, bargains, breakouts and potential busts (06/28/2017)

The 2017 Fantasy Football season is just around the corner. Join SEC Country as we dive into position rankings for quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends kickers and defenses.

We’ll also take a look at sleepers, bargain, breakouts and potential busts for your upcoming fantasy draft.

You can find consensus rankings from over 40 industry experts at Fantasy Pros, get the latest rankings from ESPN expert Matthew Berry and weigh the opinions of the Yahoo! Sports Fantasy experts all for free.

Here’s a look at our rankings, which are for a non-PPR, standard scoring format:

2017 Fantasy Football: Quarterback (QB) rankings

RANKPLAYERTEAMBYE1Aaron RodgersGB82Tom BradyNE93Drew BreesNO54Ben RoethlisbergerPIT95Andrew LuckIND116Matt RyanATL57Russell WilsonSEA68Cam NewtonCAR119Kirk CousinsWAS510Derek CarrOAK1011Dak PrescottDAL612Jameis WinstonTB1113Philip RiversLAC914Eli ManningNYG815Carson PalmerARI816Marcus MariotaTEN817Matthew StaffordDET718Carson WentzPHI1019Andy DaltonCIN620Joe FlaccoBAL1021Tyrod TaylorBUF622Blake BortlesJAC823Mike GlennonCHI924Ryan TannehillMIA1125Deshaun WatsonHOU726Alex SmithKC1027Sam BradfordMIN928Brian HoyerSF1129Cody KesslerCLE930Jared GoffLAR8

2017 Fantasy Football: Running Back (RB) rankings

RANKPLAYERTEAMBYE1Le’Veon BellPIT92David JohnsonARI83Ezekiel ElliottDAL64LeSean McCoyBUF65DeMarco MurrayTEN86Jordan HowardCHI97Melvin GordonLAC98Devonta FreemanATL59Lamar MillerHOU710Leonard FournetteJAC811Todd GurleyLAR812Jay AjayiMIA1113Mark IngramNO514Isaiah CrowellCLE915Marshawn LynchOAK1016LeGarrette BlountPHI1017Carlos HydeSF1118Eddie LacySEA619Christian McCaffreyCAR1120Spencer WareKC1021Rob KelleyWAS522C.J. AndersonDEN523Ty MontgomeryGB824Doug MartinTB1125Dalvin CookMIN926Frank GoreIND1127Tevin ColemanATL528Adrian PetersonNO529Ameer AbdullahDET730Jonathan StewartCAR11

2017 Fantasy Football: Wide Receiver (WR) rankings

RANKPLAYERTEAMBYE1Antonio BrownPIT92Julio JonesATL53Odell Beckham Jr.NYG84Mike EvansTB115A.J. GreenCIN66Jordy NelsonGB87Dez BryantDAL68T.Y. HiltonIND119Amari CooperOAK1010Demaryius ThomasDEN511Alshon JefferyPHI1012Keenan AllenLAC913Michael ThomasNO514Brandon MarshallNYG815Brandin CooksNE916Doug BaldwinSEA617DeAndre HopkinsHOU718Terrelle PryorWAS519Davante AdamsGB820Michael CrabtreeOAK1021Allen RobinsonJAC822Sammy WatkinsBUF623Golden TateDET724Larry FitzgeraldARI825Stefon DiggsMIN926Jeremy MaclinBAL1027Tyreek HillKC1028Jordan MatthewsPHI1029Julian EdelmanNE930Jarvis LandryMIA11

2017 Fantasy Football: Tight End (TE) rankings

RANKPLAYERTEAMBYE1Rob GronkowskiNE92Jordan ReedWAS53Travis KelceKC104Greg OlsenCAR115Delanie WalkerTEN86Jimmy GrahamSEA67Tyler EifertCIN68Hunter HenryLAC99Zach ErtzPHI1010Kyle RudolphMIN911O.J. HowardTB1112Zach MillerCHI913Jack DoyleIND1114C.J. FiedorowiczHOU715Cameron BrateTB1116Julius ThomasMIA1117Evan EngramNYG818Eric EbronDET719Martellus BennettGB820Jason WittenDAL6

2017 Fantasy Football: Kicker (K) rankings

RANKPLAYERTEAMBYE1Stephen GostkowskiNE92Justin TuckerBAL103Mason CrosbyGB84Dan BaileyDAL65Matt BryantATL56Adam VinatieriIND117Matt PraterDET78Sebastian JanikowskiOAK109Steven HauschkaBUF610Cairo SantosKC1011Chris BoswellPIT912Graham GanoCAR1113Chandler CatanzaroARI1114Brandon McManusDEN515Nick NovakHOU7

2017 Fantasy Football: Defense/Special Teams (D/ST) rankings

RANKTEAMBYE1HOU72NE93DEN54KC105SEA66ARI117BAL108GB89MIN910OAK1011CAR1112PIT913OAK1014TEN815CIN6

2017 Fantasy Football: Bargain players

The 10 best values for your fantasy draft this season, per NFL.com’s Michael Fabiano:

1. Golden Tate, WR, Detroit Lions 2. Ameer Abdullah, RB, Detroit Lions 3. Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona Cardinals 4. Frank Gore, RB, Indianapolis Colts 5. Doug Martin, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6. Pierre Garcon, WR, San Francisco 49ers 7. Adrian Peterson, RB, New Orleans Saints 8. Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers 9. Tyrod Taylor, QB, Buffalo Bills 10. Andy Dalton, QB, Cincinnati Bengals

2017 Fantasy Football: Sleeper players

The 10 best sleepers for your fantasy draft this season, per NFL.com’s Michael Fabiano:

1. Martavis Bryant, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers 2. Willie Snead, RB, New Orleans Saints: 3. Samaje Perine, RB, Washington Redskins 4. Kareem Hunt, RB, Kansas City Chiefs 5. Kenneth Dixon, RB, Baltimore Ravens 6. Cameron Meredith, WR, Chicago Bears 7. Corey Coleman, WR, Cleveland Browns 8. Quincy Enunwa, WR, New York Jets 9. DeVante Parker, WR, Miami Dolphins 10. Carson Wentz, QB, Philadelphia Eagles

2017 Fantasy Football: Breakout players

The 10 best breakout players for your fantasy draft this season, per NFL.com’s Michael Fabiano:

1. Leonard Fournette, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars 2. Christian McCaffrey, RB, Carolina Panthers 3. Isaiah Crowell, RB, Cleveland Browns 4. Dalvin Cook, RB, Minnesota Vikings 5. Joe Mixon, RB, Cincinnati Bengals 6. Terrelle Pryor, WR, Washington Redskins 7. Tyreek Hill, WR, Kansas City Chiefs 8. Sammy Watkins, WR, Buffalo Bills 9. Bilal Powell, RB, New York Jets 10. Stefon Diggs, WR, Minnesota Vikings

2017 Fantasy Football: Potential busts

The 10 players who could bust your fantasy draft this season, per NFL.com’s Michael Fabiano:

1. Alshon Jeffery, WR, Philadelphia Eagles 2. Keenan Allen, WR, Los Angeles Chargers 3. Eddie Lacy, RB, Seattle Seahawks 4. Mark Ingram, RB, New Orleans Saints 5. Davante Adams, WR, Green Bay Packers 6. Julian Edelman, WR, New England Patriots 7. Brandon Marshall, WR, New York Giants 8. Jeremy Hill, RB, Cincinnati Bengals 9. Latavius Murray, RB, Minnesota Vikings 10. O.J. Howard, TE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Black History Month

The person that I would like to recognize for Black History Month is a man that deserves just as much recognition as anyone else. Martin Delany accomplished so much for the time that he was alive. Delany made just as much of an impact on the black community as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, or even Malcolm X. There are a great deal of people who have done nothing but extraordinary and amazing things in their lives but haven’t gotten the notoriety that they deserve and Delany is definitely one of those people. Martin Delany had many occupations and many accomplishments.

Martin Delany was born as Martin Robinson Delany between 1812- 1885. Delany was one of the three African Americans to be admitted into Harvard Medical School. At the time we are all aware of how difficult this was but Delany made it more than possible for him to achieve this great accomplishment. Before anything else he was born into freedom. His father was a slave while his mother was said to be freed. Due to the fact that his mother was freed by law he took the status of his mother and was automatically a free man. He grew up in Virginia and when it was said that reading was meant to be prohibited in the state his mother was quick to move him to Pennsylvania where it was free.

As he got older it was noticed that this man was full of surprises and accomplished more than people ever expected. He was the first African- American field officer in the United States. During the American Civil War, Martin Delany was the active in recruiting men for the colored troops. Before everything else Delany worked alongside the great mind of Frederick Douglass and published the North Star. While being in Harvard as one of the three great black minds he was in training as an assistant to be a physician and treated people during the cholera epidemic, especially when many other doctors and people fled the city.

Altogether it has been proven that Martin Delany was just as successful as any other person that has been mentioned redundantly about through black history. Through all of the hardships and tribulations that Delany faced he was still able to rise above all of the naysayers and be able to accomplish probably more than he thought he would be able to accomplish. He deserves more recognition for his accomplishments and I’m more than happy to be able to learn and tell other people about all of the great things this man has done.

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Top Fantasy & SciFi Books

The Hunger Games (Book 1) by Suzanne Collins

The Martian by Andy Weir

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings: 50th… by J. R. R. Tolkien

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

Wool by Hugh Howey

Ender’s Game (The Ender Quintet) by Orson Scott Card

Ready Player One: A Novel by Ernest Cline

A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

World War Z: An Oral History of the… by Max Brooks

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis

1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Gunslinger: by Stephen King

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Fahrenheit 451: A Novel by Ray Bradbury

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

Dune by Frank Herbert

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

The Golem and the Jinni: A Novel (P.S.) by Helene Wecker

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Cloud Atlas: A Novel by David Mitchell

A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet) by Madeleine L'Engle

Old Man’s War by John Scalzi

The Magicians: A Novel by Lev Grossman

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern’s… by William Goldman

The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

The Forever War by Joe Haldeman

Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos) by Dan Simmons

Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate… by Neil Gaiman

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

Sabriel (Old Kingdom) by Garth Nix, Leo and Diane Dillon

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein

Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb, Michael Whelan

Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Neuromancer by William Gibson

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Les Martin, Philip K. Dick

Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch) by Ann Leckie

Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton

The Sparrow: A Novel by Mary Doria Russell

The Time Machine by H. G. Wells, Nicholas Ruddick, Eric S. Brown

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks, Tim Hildebrandt

The Color of Magic (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

Annihilation: A Novel by Jeff VanderMeer

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

Red Mars (Mars Trilogy) by Kim Stanley Robinson

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

2001: a Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke, Stanley Kubrick

Kushiel’s Dart (Kushiel’s Legacy) by Jacqueline Carey

Pawn of Prophecy (Belgariad) by David Eddings

The Rook by Daniel O'Malley

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

Lord Foul’s Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson

Sandman Slim: A Novel by Richard Kadrey

Perdido Street Station by China Miéville

A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr., Mary Doria Russell

I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs Novels) by Richard K. Morgan

The Stars My Destination by Phyllis Eisenstein, Alfred Bester, Byron Preiss

Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop

The Dragonbone Chair: Book One of… by Tad Williams

The Curse of Chalion (Chalion series) by Lois McMaster Bujold

Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey

Ringworld (A Del Rey book) by Larry Niven

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

Solaris by Stanislaw Lem, Joanna Kilmartin

Among Others by Jo Walton

The Dispossessed (Hainish Cycle) by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper

The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon

Riddle-Master by Patricia A. McKillip

Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany

How to Live Safely in a Science… by Charles Yu

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

Blood Music by Greg Bear

Foreigner: (10th Anniversary Edition) by C. J. Cherryh

H. P. Lovecraft: Tales by H. P. Lovecraft, Peter Straub

Grass by Sheri S. Tepper

Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter

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Fantasy football rankings 2018: The top 150 players in PPR leagues

Training camps have begun, which means you’ll soon be in the midst of your league’s fantasy football draft. If you are fortunate enough to have the No. 1 pick, this will be one of the harder years to figure out who you should draft first. Todd Gurley led all running backs in fantasy scoring among running backs in 2017, though that was his first and only year to finish in the top five in PPR scoring leagues.

Over the last two years, no player has impacted fantasy teams than Le’Veon Bell, especially when it comes to PPR. During that span, Bell has caught a ridiculous 160 passes, the most among any running back. Unsurprisingly, he’s been the highest-scoring non-quarterback player during that span.

If you get the top pick in a PPR league, Bell is your best bet, especially now that he’ll play under the franchise tag for potentially the final time, making 2018 effectively a contract year for him.

If you choose to go wide receiver in Round 1, you’ll have an interesting debate between DeAndre Hopkins and Antonio Brown. Hopkins is the reigning scoring champ among receivers, but dating back to 2013, no receiver has scored more points than Brown in PPR leagues.

Top 150 overall rankings, PPR leagues (preseason)

Top 150 PPR fantasy football rankings

Rk Consensus Pos Tm JM DG SK AW

Rk Consensus Pos Tm JM DG SK AW

1 Todd Gurley II RB LAR 1 1 1 2 2 Le'Veon Bell RB PIT 2 7 2 1 3 David Johnson RB ARI 4 3 3 3 4 Ezekiel Elliott RB DAL 3 2 5 5 5 Antonio Brown WR PIT 5 4 4 4 6 DeAndre Hopkins WR HOU 6 5 7 8 7 Alvin Kamara RB NO 8 12 6 7 8 Odell Beckham Jr. WR NYG 7 9 8 9 9 Julio Jones WR ATL 11 6 10 10 10 Saquon Barkley RB NYG 9 18 9 6 11 Keenan Allen WR LAC 16 8 12 11 12 Michael Thomas WR NO 14 11 11 14 13 Kareem Hunt RB KC 10 14 14 13 14 Melvin Gordon RB LAC 12 15 13 17 15 Leonard Fournette RB JAC 13 17 17 15 16 A.J. Green WR CIN 17 13 16 16 17 Dalvin Cook RB MIN 15 21 18 12 18 Davante Adams WR GB 18 16 15 18 19 Doug Baldwin WR SEA 25 10 27 21 20 Rob Gronkowski TE NE 24 20 21 19 21 Mike Evans WR TB 21 23 20 24 22 Devonta Freeman RB ATL 19 26 23 26 23 T.Y. Hilton WR IND 27 19 24 25 24 Christian McCaffrey RB CAR 26 25 19 27 25 Adam Thielen WR MIN 30 31 25 20 26 Jerick McKinnon RB SF 22 42 22 23 27 Larry Fitzgerald WR ARI 34 29 26 22 28 Stefon Diggs WR MIN 32 22 29 30 29 Travis Kelce TE KC 29 27 28 31 30 Jordan Howard RB CHI 23 35 31 41 31 Amari Cooper WR OAK 37 24 33 38 32 Tyreek Hill WR KC 31 30 35 39 33 Demaryius Thomas WR DEN 42 38 30 29 34 LeSean McCoy RB BUF 20 41 40 40 35 Aaron Rodgers QB GB 39 37 37 33 36 Joe Mixon RB CIN 28 54 32 34 37 Zach Ertz TE PHI 40 47 36 28 38 Golden Tate WR DET 47 36 34 35 39 Kenyan Drake RB MIA 33 39 44 36 40 Alshon Jeffery WR PHI 38 32 39 48 41 Allen Robinson WR CHI 41 52 38 32 42 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR PIT 48 28 43 45 43 Josh Gordon WR CLE 46 34 50 37 44 Derrius Guice RB WAS 36 46 46 46 45 Alex Collins RB BAL 35 58 42 42 46 Brandin Cooks WR LAR 49 40 48 50 47 Jarvis Landry WR CLE 60 48 41 44 48 Tom Brady QB NE 55 45 49 47 49 Russell Wilson QB SEA 53 53 45 52 50 Marvin Jones Jr. WR DET 52 49 47 55 51 Jay Ajayi RB PHI 45 51 51 58 52 Michael Crabtree WR BAL 61 44 56 49 53 Lamar Miller RB HOU 50 56 55 51 54 Dion Lewis RB TEN 56 59 52 60 55 Rashaad Penny RB SEA 44 86 59 43 56 Emmanuel Sanders WR DEN 78 33 67 63 57 Deshaun Watson QB HOU 62 68 57 56 58 Derrick Henry RB TEN 43 61 63 77 59 Sammy Watkins WR KC 64 55 65 64 60 Chris Hogan WR NE 73 60 69 53 61 Corey Davis WR TEN 70 67 58 62 62 Greg Olsen TE CAR 63 72 53 72 63 Pierre Garçon WR SF 79 57 64 61 64 Cam Newton QB CAR 59 97 54 54 65 Delanie Walker TE TEN 75 50 73 71 66 Drew Brees QB NO 74 65 68 67 67 Carson Wentz QB PHI 58 88 72 57 68 Robert Woods WR LAR 71 71 76 66 69 Rex Burkhead RB NE 82 43 85 75 70 Marshawn Lynch RB OAK 65 63 89 69 71 Ronald Jones II RB TB 66 98 71 59 72 Devin Funchess WR CAR 72 69 83 73 73 Royce Freeman RB DEN 54 101 66 79 74 Mark Ingram RB NO 51 129 60 68 75 Sony Michel RB NE 57 106 62 85 76 Cooper Kupp WR LAR 83 64 79 86 77 Jamison Crowder WR WAS 97 73 74 74 78 Randall Cobb WR GB 91 75 75 80 79 Jimmy Graham TE GB 69 107 70 78 80 Kyle Rudolph TE MIN 80 84 78 82 81 Tevin Coleman RB ATL 67 83 80 94 82 Evan Engram TE NYG 68 131 61 65 83 DeVante Parker WR MIA 81 85 86 81 84 Robby Anderson WR NYJ 89 74 82 98 85 Duke Johnson Jr. RB CLE 95 81 81 87 86 Chris Thompson RB WAS 96 70 88 90 87 Kirk Cousins QB MIN 77 121 77 70 88 Isaiah Crowell RB NYJ 85 62 103 101 89 Julian Edelman WR NE 101 78 91 84 90 Matthew Stafford QB DET 84 108 87 76 91 C.J. Anderson RB CAR 86 66 113 103 92 Kerryon Johnson RB DET 87 79 97 109 93 Marquise Goodwin WR SF 88 87 92 116 94 Marlon Mack RB IND 76 103 99 106 95 Trey Burton TE CHI 102 82 90 111 96 Sterling Shepard WR NYG 98 100 94 95 97 Ben Roethlisberger QB PIT 93 116 96 83 98 Marqise Lee WR JAC 115 76 110 91 99 Tarik Cohen RB CHI 107 89 84 117 100 Jordy Nelson WR OAK 100 90 101 107 101 Andrew Luck QB IND 99 117 95 88 102 Carlos Hyde RB CLE 92 80 111 120 103 Jimmy Garoppolo QB SF 106 105 104 96 104 Nelson Agholor WR PHI 109 93 100 114 105 Marcus Mariota QB TEN 105 112 118 89 106 Jack Doyle TE IND 118 91 109 108 107 Philip Rivers QB LAC 110 123 102 92 108 Jordan Reed TE WAS 103 130 93 105 109 Will Fuller V WR HOU 94 -- 98 93 110 Jamaal Williams RB GB 90 126 108 113 111 Rishard Matthews WR TEN 114 113 112 104 112 Matt Ryan QB ATL 111 122 114 97 113 Jared Goff QB LAR 117 110 116 102 114 Patrick Mahomes QB KC 112 127 117 100 115 Nick Chubb RB CLE 104 99 131 131 116 DeSean Jackson WR TB 120 95 133 122 117 Giovani Bernard RB CIN 132 94 120 125 118 Kelvin Benjamin WR BUF 116 -- 107 99 119 Aaron Jones RB GB 113 119 134 115 120 Kenny Stills WR MIA 108 -- 106 118 121 Ty Montgomery RB GB 127 96 119 149 122 Allen Hurns WR DAL 119 -- 115 110 123 Alex Smith QB WAS 125 118 124 128 124 Josh Doctson WR WAS 122 114 129 133 125 Theo Riddick RB DET 135 102 123 139 126 George Kittle TE SF 121 132 105 142 127 Dak Prescott QB DAL 123 124 130 124 128 Bilal Powell RB NYJ 124 111 139 134 129 Mohamed Sanu WR ATL -- 77 137 -- 130 David Njoku TE CLE 131 141 122 127 131 Martavis Bryant WR OAK 136 92 -- 143 132 Devontae Booker RB DEN 126 -- 128 129 133 Tyler Eifert TE CIN 130 148 136 123 134 James White RB NE -- -- 121 119 135 Tyler Lockett WR SEA 138 109 144 -- 136 Cameron Meredith WR NO 134 -- 135 126 137 O.J. Howard TE TB 139 135 127 146 138 Latavius Murray RB MIN 146 104 -- -- 139 D.J. Moore WR CAR 129 -- 126 148 140 LeGarrette Blount RB DET 133 120 -- -- 141 Derek Carr QB OAK 147 128 -- 130 142 Doug Martin RB OAK 141 115 -- -- 143 Mike Williams WR LAC -- -- -- 112 144 Jameis Winston QB TB -- 137 -- 132 145 Kenny Golladay WR DET 144 -- 125 -- 146 Mitchell Trubisky QB CHI 145 139 149 138 147 Cameron Brate TE TB 142 147 132 150 148 Jared Cook TE OAK -- 145 141 136 149 Case Keenum QB DEN -- -- -- 121 150 Charles Clay TE BUF -- 143 140 140 -- C.J. Prosise RB SEA 148 125 -- -- -- Andy Dalton QB CIN -- 140 -- 137 -- Eli Manning QB NYG -- 136 -- 141 -- Blake Bortles QB JAC 143 -- -- 135 -- Austin Seferian-Jenkins TE JAC -- 134 148 147 -- D'Onta Foreman RB HOU 128 -- -- -- -- Corey Clement RB PHI 137 -- 143 -- -- Benjamin Watson TE NO -- 133 -- -- -- Eric Ebron TE IND -- -- 138 -- -- Josh McCown QB NYJ -- 138 -- -- -- Calvin Ridley WR ATL 140 -- -- -- -- Nyheim Hines RB IND -- -- 142 -- -- Ricky Seals-Jones TE ARI -- 142 -- -- -- Austin Hooper TE ATL 149 144 -- -- -- Ted Ginn Jr. WR NO -- -- -- 144 -- Vance McDonald TE PIT -- -- -- 145 -- Dez Bryant WR FA -- -- 145 -- -- Anthony Miller WR CHI -- -- 146 -- -- Virgil Green TE LAC -- 146 -- -- -- Chris Carson RB SEA -- -- 147 -- -- Jake Butt TE DEN -- 149 -- -- -- Blake Jarwin TE DAL -- 150 -- -- -- Hayden Hurst TE BAL 150 -- -- -- -- Paul Richardson WR WAS -- -- 150 --

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