Our latest Fat Crush is someone who bends time, questions systems, and makes space for futures that center Black imagination, memory, and possibility. Rasheedah Phillips is an artist, writer, housing advocate, and temporal disruptor whose work is nothing short of transformative.

Rasheedah is the founder of The AfroFuturist Affair and co-founder of Black Quantum Futurism—a collective that explores the intersections of time, Black culture, speculative fiction, and community-based activism. Through zines, installations, performances, and legal advocacy, she doesn’t just ask what the future holds—she creates it.

From courtrooms to galleries, Rasheedah’s work pulses with the belief that time is not neutral—and that reclaiming it is a radical act of self and collective liberation. Her lens is rooted in lived experience, ancestral wisdom, and a fierce vision for justice. Whether she’s writing experimental fiction or fighting for housing rights in Philly, Rasheedah’s practice is both poetic and deeply practical—just the kind of magic we love.

We’re endlessly inspired by her ability to weave story, systems, and spirit into work that’s as expansive as it is grounded.

The Book:

In their latest book, Dismantling the Master’s Clock, Rasheedah reveals how Western ideas of time are tools of control—rooted in colonialism and capitalism. Drawing from physics, philosophy, and Black cultural traditions, she offers a powerful reimagining: one where the past and future aren’t fixed, and liberation unfolds across timelines.