Afrofuturism + The McCoy Game Reflection

 Ruth Owusu

 Dr. Ellis 

 Postcolonial Literature 

Afrofuturism + The McCoy Game Reflection 

    This life is a game and everything that we are facing and that is happening to us is here for us as humans to realize that we need one another and each other's expertise. We shouldn't compete or fight! In order to beat the "breathworms" and different codes that life throws at us, we need to work together. Even in bitterness, anger, and all negative emotions, this was the ultimate game that Big Mac wanted his grandkids to realize. As Big Mac said in the end "Kept this old man young. As long as you two stick together, my memory will live on through you and I'll never be truly gone" (Alston, 55). This understanding is why Afrofuturism is so important. The future that Black people are creating is an outlet that Black people have taped into to really shape and progress toward a future that is freedom and liberation from the oppressions of this world. There has been so much history of the Black and African experience that has stifled the growth and progression of societies, but creating and implementing such works in the Smithsonian Museum provides a space for healing, creativity, and unity. 

    I was truly awestruck and sentimental by the displayed piece from Trayvon Martin and his aviation suit from the space program. Wow! The exhibits with their corresponding pictures displayed some really timeless and historical artifacts that are not just for mere viewership but invoke deep conversation and storytelling for the visitor. In bridging these stories together with a quote, it says, "Black people, whose past has been deliberately erased, are embracing Afrofuturism as a means to reconceptualize their history and a tool for speculating on a more fruitful future" (Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine).  

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