Considered one of the first Black female science fiction writers, Octavia Butler’s body of work could be described as made-up, dystopian tales of an alternate universe. You know, on some “War of the ...

Altadena, California was the home of the esteemed Afrofuturism pioneer who wrote Parable of the Sower .

Since the Los Angeles fires began last week, “Parable of the Sower” and other Octavia Butler works written decades ago have been cited for anticipating a world wracked by climate ...

Firefighters around Los Angeles are preparing to attack flare-ups or new blazes. The National Weather Service issued a rare ...

The grave of Octavia Butler, whose novel Parable Of The Sower ... remains heralded as an esteemed writer for science fiction and Afrofuturism. Her legacy continues to live on in her hometown ...

ALTADENA, Calif. — Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ravaged by fires. The Altadena cemetery where the science fiction and Afrofuturism author is buried did catch ...