In last week’s issue which was released at exactly the stoke of midnight as usual with our weekly releases, we once again acknowledge the huge impact of SpaceX doings on Africanfuturist questions. Africanfuturism cannot afford to remain a conceptual framework; it must become a functional globally recognized ecosystem. That is why I look forward to sharing how Africanfuturism is influencing my code writing as I build the various components of Sankofa Social Media (SSM). SSM will operate as one more vehicle for the urgent acceleration of “Truth-Overflow” between now and 2030…and beyond. While the term Africanfuturism emerged to describe a new subcategory of science fiction that featured Afrocentric elements, science fiction is today being made real by companies like Axiom Space, SpaceX, X-energy, etc. Any responsible Africanfuturist should wish for an equally robust reaction to science fiction made real thereby accelerating the movement's progress in new directions

Ordinarily, one would suggest Africa focus first on fixing foundational issues like reliable power supply or access to portable water before dreaming of space travel. However, multi-tasking is a thing so its possible to allocate appropriate amounts of energy and time across essential and inspiring tasks. There is also the fact that the Occupy Mars project demands not just an external journey towards the stars but also an internal journey towards awakening hitherto dormant chambers of the soul. In other words, a certain 'mutation' of the DNA of the human soul (if I may) is essential for man becoming a multiplanetary species.

The SSN hopes to embark on an expedition to Mali at the soonest possible time to confer with the elders of the Dogon people of there as hinted in previous issues. This planned expedition which is expected to be comprised of Africanfuturist technologists, anthropologists, astronomers, social media managers, content creators and engineers is expected to produce interesting findings as to how these people were able to observe star systems light years away from the earth before the invention of the modern telescope (see previous issues for details). One of the most interesting possibilities of this meeting is how the Dogon might be able to impact on the idea of wormholes and circumventing Newton's laws of motion in space travel. Indeed the entire trip is all in line with Africanfuturism seeking to accelerate to its next logical phase of evolution (i.e. the crucial phase of reacting to science fiction made real rather than science fiction storytelling via Afrocentric works in that genre).

As those following the SSN already know, this newsletter is already morphing into Sankofa Social Media (SSM) in well measured degrees that will be greatly accelerated by the time the first fleet of Starships sail off to Mars. We have also disclosed that SSN has begun to present rather copious toasts to a zero-crater touchdown on the first try when the starships land on Mars. ..to a zero-crater touchdown ladies and gentlemen…*

The rather resilient Nigerian brew being deliberately used for these toasts to the Mars landing shall be named in due course. There will be more also about the Sankofa Social Media which the SSN will transform into as we go along. Fasten your seat belt for an acceleration of Truth Overflow around about the time SSM emerges from SSN.

In last week’s issue which was released at exactly the stoke of midnight as usual with our weekly releases, we once again acknowledge the huge impact of SpaceX doings on Africanfuturist questions. Africanfuturism cannot afford to remain a conceptual framework; it must become a functional globally recognized ecosystem. That is why I look forward to sharing how Africanfuturism is influencing my code writing as I build the various components of Sankofa Social Media (SSM). SSM will operate as one more vehicle for the urgent acceleration of “Truth-Overflow” between now and 2030…and beyond. While the term Africanfuturism emerged to describe a new subcategory of science fiction that featured Afrocentric elements, science fiction is today being made real by companies like Axiom Space, SpaceX, X-energy, etc. Any responsible Africanfuturist should wish for an equally robust reaction to science fiction made real thereby accelerating the movement's progress in new directions

Ordinarily, one would suggest Africa focus first on fixing foundational issues like reliable power supply or access to portable water before dreaming of space travel. However, multi-tasking is a thing so its possible to allocate appropriate amounts of energy and time across essential and inspiring tasks. There is also the fact that the Occupy Mars project demands not just an external journey towards the stars but also an internal journey towards awakening hitherto dormant chambers of the soul. In other words, a certain 'mutation' of the DNA of the human soul (if I may) is essential for man becoming a multiplanetary species.

The SSN hopes to embark on an expedition to Mali at the soonest possible time to confer with the elders of the Dogon people of there as hinted in previous issues. This planned expedition which is expected to be comprised of Africanfuturist technologists, anthropologists, astronomers, social media managers, content creators and engineers is expected to produce interesting findings as to how these people were able to observe star systems light years away from the earth before the invention of the modern telescope (see previous issues for details). One of the most interesting possibilities of this meeting is how the Dogon might be able to impact on the idea of wormholes and circumventing Newton's laws of motion in space travel. Indeed the entire trip is all in line with Africanfuturism seeking to accelerate to its next logical phase of evolution (i.e. the crucial phase of reacting to science fiction made real rather than science fiction storytelling via Afrocentric works in that genre).

As those following the SSN already know, this newsletter is already morphing into Sankofa Social Media (SSM) in well measured degrees that will be greatly accelerated by the time the first fleet of Starships sail off to Mars. We have also disclosed that SSN has begun to present rather copious toasts to a zero-crater touchdown on the first try when the starships land on Mars. ..to a zero-crater touchdown ladies and gentlemen…*

The rather resilient Nigerian brew being deliberately used for these toasts to the Mars landing shall be named in due course. There will be more also about the Sankofa Social Media which the SSN will transform into as we go along. Fasten your seat belt for an acceleration of Truth Overflow around about the time SSM emerges from SSN.