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Octavia Butler

Octavia Butler was the science fiction author who wrote the novels Parable of the Talents, Kindred, and Fledgling. She is considered one of the founders of Afrofuturism -- fantasy and science fiction…

Octavia Butler 2006 Deaths

Octavia Butler Age: 58   novelist whose science-fiction novels often featured strong-willed Black women as protagonists. She won two Hugo and Nebula awards, and in 1995 became the first science-…

Octavia Spencer

Actress Octavia Spencer was a bit player in movies and on TV for fifteen years before her Oscar-winning role as sassy maid Minny Jackson in the civil rights-era drama The Help (2011, starring Emma…

Afrofuturism

(Encyclopedia) Afrofuturism, artistic and cultural movement that is based on the wedding of African diasporic themes with modern technology and elements of science fiction and fantasy.…

Octavia

(Encyclopedia) OctaviaOctaviaŏktāˈvēə [key]. 1 d. 11 b.c., Roman matron, sister of Emperor Augustus and wife of Marc Antony, her second husband. For some years, she helped maintain peace between her…

Butler, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Butler, Joseph, 1692–1752, English bishop and exponent of natural theology. Butler held a series of church offices, ending his career as bishop of Durham. His principle writings are…

Butler, Samuel, 1835–1902, English author

(Encyclopedia) Butler, Samuel, 1835–1902, English author. He was the son and grandson of eminent clergymen. In 1859, refusing to be ordained, he went to New Zealand, where he established a sheep farm…

Poppaea Sabina

(Encyclopedia) Poppaea SabinaPoppaea Sabinapŏpēˈə səbīˈnə [key], d. a.d. 65, Roman empress, wife of Nero. While married to Otho, her second husband, she became mistress of Nero, whom she finally…

Oakley, Annie

(Encyclopedia) Oakley, Annie, 1860–1926, American theatrical performer, b. Darke co., Ohio. Her original name was Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee. From childhood on she was a “dead shot” with a rifle. She…

Butler, John

(Encyclopedia) Butler, John, 1728–96, Loyalist commander in the American Revolution, b. New London, Conn. He served in the French and Indian Wars and distinguished himself especially by leading the…