COMMUNITY CHANNEL
Community Work
Kheprw Institute
Cafe Creative
- Maurice is a part of a community of creatives, activists and social change makers known as Cafe Creative. Cafe Creative is a program of the Kheprw Institute (KI) focused on building community, supporting artists, and bringing people from all backgrounds together to expand the cultural horizons of Indianapolis.
- Cafe Creative is a space for local residents and artists to express the world they envision is critical for the community. Communities of color thrive when they have access to and control of creative spaces.
- Learn more: https://cafecreative.org/about/
Afrofuturism Fridays
- Maurice is KI’s Afrofuturist in residence. Join Maurice on the Second Friday of each month from 6 to 8pm to discuss the theory and critique behind the Afrofuturism movement.
- Afrofuturism is a movement of art, culture and literature that seeks to explore dilemmas faced by black people and theorize possible futures. Afrofuturism will be our framework to re-examine events of the past, critique the present day dilemmas of the African Diaspora, and create a space to imagine and dream of possible futures.
Learn more: https://kheprw.org/afrofuturism/
Black Arts Collective
- The Black Arts Collective is made of Black artists and is supported by a larger community of creatives, activists and social change makers. The project is supported by the Kheprw Institute and Cafe Creative.
The Oaks Academy
For over 20 years, The Oaks Academy has dedicated itself to providing a rigorous education which provides a solid foundation for each student’s future. The purposeful drawing of students and families from diverse racial and socioeconomic backgrounds is core to our mission. The Oaks is a special place where we truly celebrate the differences which too often divide us. The Oaks Academy recently scored in the top 3% of all schools.
Carl Brandon Society
The mission of the Carl Brandon Society is to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the production of and audience for speculative fiction. We envision a world in which speculative fiction, about complex and diverse cultures from writers of all backgrounds, is used to understand the present and model
Interviews
The DaVinci Pursuit – The Art and Science of Creativity and Community
All In: The Best of 2020 Indiana Genre
The STEM Read Podcast - Past, Present, And Futurism - October 20, 2020
Maurice Broaddus and the Space to Dream - Zora Neale Hurston Festival
Apex Magazine Editor Q&A #1 - YouTube
Just Keep Writing Episode 39 – The Usual Suspect: Maurice Broaddus
Toucan Tuesdays with Maurice Broaddus!
4th Street Fantasy - This is Fine: Making Art While the World Burns
Afrofuturism Fridays
A Conversation with Bill Campbell – January 8, 2021
A Mo*Con Saturday Edition: A Conversation with Nisi Shawl and K. Tempest Bradford – November 14th
A Conversation with Maurice Broaddus – September 11, 2020
Black Futurists and community work - July 10, 2020
Curating the End of the World & Creating New Futures: A Conversation with Sheree Renee Thomas and Reynaldo Anderson - May 16, 2020
Parable of the Sower – book discussion - April 10, 2020
Pimp My Airship (Maurice Broaddus) – January 10, 2020
Clint Breeze and the Groove – Arrival panel discussion - December 13, 2010
Tobias Buckell
Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes
Mo*Con: Afrofuturism conversation with Sheree Renee Thomas, Bill Campbell, Troy Wiggins, and Maurice Broaddus - May 4, 2019:
ReGroup
Re-Group: Virtual Working Group for Creatives – Anna Powell Denton -
November 11th, 7:00pRe-Group: Virtual Working Group for Creatives-Wildstyle
December 22nd, 7:00pRe-Group: Virtual Working Group for Creatives - Diop Adisa
November 11th, 7:00pRe-Group: Virtual Working Group for Creatives-Wildstyle
December 22nd, 7:00p
Re-Group: Virtual Working Group for Creatives - Diop Adisa –
https://youtu.be/SvCqbPZ2JTg
October 27th, 7:00p
Re-Group: Virtual Working Group for Creatives - Maurice Broaddus - https://youtu.be/syh9K6iSyjw
October 20th, 7:00p
Reviews
REVIEWS
School Library Journal: Review of the Day: The Usual Suspects by Maurice Broaddus
https://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2019/10/05/review-of-the-day-the-usual-suspects-by-maurice-broaddus/
Kirkus: The Usual Suspects (Starred Review)
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/maurice-broaddus/the-usual-suspects/
Ghosts, Warring Gods and the Apocalypse: The Best of New Science Fiction and Fantasy (Buffalo Soldier)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/books/review/the-latest-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy.html?_r=0
Publishers Weekly: The Voices of Martyrs (Starred Review)
https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-9967692-5-9
Media
AMC Networks will adapt hip-hop and magic story from Indianapolis author Maurice Broaddus
https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/arts/2020/08/11/amc-networks-adapt-story-indianapolis-author-maurice-broaddus/3304404001/
For your reading list: A New York Times bestseller is among Indiana Authors Awards winners
https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/arts/2020/09/01/indiana-authors-awards-new-york-times-bestseller-among-2020-winners/5646323002/
INTERVIEW: Maurice Broaddus on Sorcerers and Afrofuturism
https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2020/08/interview-maurice-broaddus-on-sorcerers-and-afrofuturism/
FANBASE PRESS INTERVIEWS MAURICE BROADDUS ON THE URBAN FANTASY NOVELLA, ‘SORCERERS,’ FROM NEOTEXT
http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php/press/interviews/books/item/11139-fanbase-press-interviews-maurice-broaddus-on-the-urban-fantasy-novella-sorcerers-from-neotext
Maurice Broaddus talks 'Sorcerers,' NeoText platform, and community development
https://aiptcomics.com/2020/08/04/maurice-broaddus-talks-giving-back/
Kirkus Profile
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/maurice-broaddus/
MEET THE MAN BEHIND AFROFUTURIST STEAMPUNK
Maurice Broaddus: Afrofuturist Author, Conversation Guy, and Mentor
https://www.nuvo.net/arts/literary/maurice-broaddus-afrofuturist-author-conversation-guy-and-mentor/article_f2212a2e-ff76-11e9-85aa-2f261c37dd3e.html
Meet The Afrofuturist Sci-Fi Writer Changing Indianapolis
https://www.indianapolismonthly.com/longform/meet-maurice-broaddus-the-sci-fi-writer-changing-indianapolis#.XS9PpV0aWsQ.twitter