TED Talks

Nnedi Okorafor: Sci-fi stories that imagine a future Africa (2017x236)

Air date: Nov 01, 2017

"My science fiction has different ancestors -- African ones," says writer Nnedi Okorafor. In between excerpts from her "Binti" series and her novel "Lagoon," Okorafor discusses the inspiration and roots of her work -- and how she opens strange doors through her Afrofuturist writing.