Octavia Butler Tried to Tell Us
Octavia E. Butler was one of the first African American and female science fiction writers to break into the male-dominated genre. As a feminist and a pioneer, she wrote works that explored race, political disparity, poverty, morality, global warming, women’s rights, and gender. She was first published in the mid-1970s and kept on at a prolific pace until her death at the age of 58…