In a world rife with conformity, George S. Schuyler stands as a beacon of defiant brilliance. A Black journalist of unparalleled wit…… …..a conservative commentator who sliced through mainstream narratives like a hot knife through butter; ……..a novelist whose words danced provocatively on the edges of the conventional, and an outspoken critic whose scathing critiques of racism in the U.S. reverberated through the halls of power,
"Black No More" was an early example of a science fiction story written by a Black author, and is a fascinating contrast to contemporary works in the genre written by whites. Its central idea and underlying concern with negative Black-white race relations would be echoed in the works of many later Black SF authors, particularly those of Samuel Delany, Octavia Butler and N.K. Jemisin.
"Black No More" was an early example of a science fiction story written by a Black author, and is a fascinating contrast to contemporary works in the genre written by whites. Its central idea and underlying concern with negative Black-white race relations would be echoed in the works of many later Black SF authors, particularly those of Samuel Delany, Octavia Butler and N.K. Jemisin.