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Octavia Butler Told Us!

“You’ve got to make your own worlds. You’ve got to write yourself in.” — Octavia E. Butler Butler became a groundbreaking author and Afrofuturist icon, emerging as a powerful voice in science fiction in the 1970s. She used her work to challenge perceptions of identity, sexuality, belonging, hierarchy, community, and history while often exploring what it truly means to be human. Rather than mimic the styles of white male authors who dominated the field, she used Afrocentric themes in stories abou

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Philosopher Judith Butler is among the 160 names UC Berkeley shared with the Trump administration to comply with its investigation into alleged campus antisemitism. Butler, who is Jewish, says the real goal of the campaign is to silence pro-Palestine voices. https://www.democracynow.org/2025/9/15/judith_butler | Democracy Now!

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Inside My 90-Minute Visit With Octavia Butler | Essence

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