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@umbrarchistWell, guessing that what you described happened was during the mid 1970s when you were in your early 20s. I KNOW you're not in my "league" but you could be in your early 70s, which nowadays is not necessarily old. Age is just a number. An abstract thinker like you should comply with that.

The first aliens film was very good. The rest not so much. I’m not sure why Tananarive, it’s so hyped on this new installment. I just watched the trailer and it doesn’t really peak my interest. I haven’t seen a movie in the theater since killers of the flower moon And that was because I lived in Oklahoma and read the novel on which the film was based. I’ll probably wait till the film is streaming.

@umbrarchist when Africa Awakes is featured on this website as well as the books by Dr. Jeffrey B. Perry on Harrison’s life. I don’t think his life was shoved under the rug. But I will say Hubert Henry Harrison is not widely known, but that’s because people don’t frequent and share information on sites like this one instead they are on Twitter bullshitting,

Trusting White people to define and control education is less than smart. If boys are sabotaged before they get to high school remedial work will be excruciating. We need a rational paradigm to justify a common objective, that would not provide a target, like Patrice Lumumba. How to provide that paradigm? *When Africa Awakes* (1920) by Hubert Harrison Harrison worked with Marcus Garvey but was not a fan. *Black Man's Burden* (1961) by Mack Reynolds Both are free on the Internet. *The Tyranny of Words* (1938) by Stuart Chase George Orwell mentioned Chase in an essay on politics. He published the book, *A New Deal* , shortly before FDR's famous speech. He was a member of FDR's brain trust. Getting up to date means cyber technology. *Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics* by Stan Gibilisco *Python Crash Course* by Eric Matthes But Science Fiction can add perspective to science and make it more fun. My first SF book, Star Surgeon, is free on the Internet. There is lots of free SF on the Internet. Why not suggest free informative reading to kids even if they are not ready for the heavy stuff? *Star Surgeon* by Alan E. Nourse *Black Man's Burden* & *Border, Breed nor Birth* by Mack Reynolds *Omnilingual* by H Beam Piper *The Fourth "R"* by George O. Smith *Space Prison* by Tom Godwin *Little Fuzzy* by H. Beam Piper *The Servant Problem* by Robert F. Young *Deathworld* by Harry Harrison *The Status Civilization* by Robert Sheckley and much more.

An African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi.