Launch of new magazine exploring "planetary Blackness"
"Moya" is a literary magazine—published by the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity (AFRE) — that explores questions about Black life across the globe. It will investigate the breadth and depth of “planetary Blackness” a term to describe a truly global sense of Blackness, one that reaches into and past well-worn sociological, historical, and geographic frames.
In particular, Moya will look beyond conceptions of Blackness that exist solely in relation to whiteness. It will highlight Black diasporas in all corners of the globe to foreground the lesser-known histories and realities of Blackness.
The inaugural issue of Moya will leap into the future. The feature articles in this issue present counterfactual future histories that grapple with two major trends, global debt and 21st-century homegoing, that in 2040 have affected the lives of Black people across the world. Exploring Planetary Blackness, the issue also highlights the works of art that contemplate planetary Blackness. It also previews the second season of AFRE’s podcast, Race Beyond Borders.
Click here to register for the launch event featuring Atlantic Fellows Saida Ali and Alex Fitzgerald, writer Jason Okundaye and educator Alistair Scott.
