Afrofuturism / Black Quantum Futurism

Time is relational and infinite — it is non-linear, layered, and actively constructed through cultural memory, ritual, and speculative imagination. Past, present, and future are not strictly separated but interpenetrate: ancestral memory is present; the future is actively brought into being through creative practice. Time is continuous and multi-directional because Black Quantum Futurism insists on the simultaneity of temporal horizons.

Space is relational and infinite — it is shaped by the legacy of displacement, the reclamation of place, and the speculative construction of new spatial possibilities. Space is curved and non-local: the African diaspora connects places across the globe through cultural memory and futural imagination. Dimensionality is N because Afrofuturist space extends into virtual, cosmic, and speculative domains.

Matter is relational and finite — it is the material substrate of bodies, communities, and technologies that have been shaped by histories of displacement and resistance. Matter is non-conserved in the Afrofuturist vision: radical material transformation (not mere preservation) is the goal. It is non-local because the material legacies of the diaspora connect bodies and places across vast distances.

Infinite and emergent — energy in Afrofuturism is both physical and cultural: the creative energy of diasporic communities, the sonic energy of music and performance, the political energy of liberation movements. Conservation: Variable — creative and communal energy can be amplified, redirected, and regenerated through collective practice in ways that exceed simple conservation; oppressive systems deplete energy, while liberatory practice generates it. Dispersibility: Reversible — the apparent dissipation of cultural energy through slavery, colonialism, and displacement can be reversed through creative reclamation; Afrofuturism is itself the reversal of cultural entropy.

Information can be quantum-correlated across time — ancestral information persists and can be accessed through cultural, spiritual, and technological means. Information is relational because it flows between past, present, and future through cultural networks. It is conserved because ancestral knowledge endures. It is discrete because Afrofuturist narratives emphasize specific, recoverable pieces of ancestral and technological information.