Afrofuturism: Race, Erasure, and COVID
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Keywords

Afrofuturism
Race,
Erasure
Corona
COVID19

How to Cite

Wallace, B. D., & Schwartz, J. W. (2022). Afrofuturism: Race, Erasure, and COVID. Radical Teacher, 122, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.5195/rt.2022.1017

Abstract

Introduction to the issue on Teaching Afrofuturism

https://doi.org/10.5195/rt.2022.1017
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