I survived an aortic dissection back in the 90s. I was all of 26, and when mine blew, I was in an arcade. 267 units of blood products, 26 and a half hours of surgery, and two weeks in ICU, I came home to a family practitioner who told me that I’d be lucky to have 6 months.

Hence, my previous comment on the oddness for not including her husband, Steven Barne’s contributions. Including his work collaborating with his wife, included...

And somehow Steven Barnes missed the list? Not just for his Insh’Allah series, but his Ibandi series, with Great Sky Woman and Shadow Valley. Barnes is perhaps mainstream SF in a lot of ways, but he’s a guy who has long fought to put an African spin on SF. Just sayin’...

As a hafu, I can say that white folks DO know what a Black and Mild is. Though, in fairness, you might have to actually be up in New England to get it...