THE NON-OBVIOUS SHOW · EPISODE 29
with Dr. Kevin Strait
What is afrofuturism and how can we develop a powerful view of the future for African Americans through a cultural lens? Dr. Kevin Strait, the Museum Curator of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, explores these questions and the exhibition in DC as one of the editors for the book Afrofuturism. In this episode, Rohit Bhargava and Dr. Kevin Strait discuss topics inspired by the book, including afrofuturistic literature, rewriting the historical narrative of afrofuturism to reconsider how African Americans are viewed and view themselves, the driver of African American culture, and reviving the platform for free thinking.
Curator, Smithsonian NMAAHC; Afrofuturism co-editor
Kevin Strait is a museum curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture and co-editor of Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures. He curated the museum's Afrofuturism exhibition and has worked on its music, place and material culture collections.
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