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Foreword - Black Angel

· The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Imarisha, Walidah, and brown, adrienne maree. Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements. A K Press, 2015. Ebook.

· In the Foreword, "Birth of a Revolution," Sheree Renee Thomas discusses how the stories in Octavia's Brood "represent a global quest for social transformation, for justice" (1).

· She hopes that the stories will inspire conversations and discussions.

· In the Introduction, Walidah Imarisha explains what science fiction has to do with social justice organizing.

· She hopes the stories in the book "form the foundation for the fantastic, and . . . build a future where the fantastic liberates the mundane" (3).

· The collection has been titled in honor of Black science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler, who "explored the intersections of identity and imagination, the gray areas of race, class, gender, sexuality, love, militarism, inequality, oppression, resistance...

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