In celebration of Black History Month 2025, the UL Department of English and UL Trad Music held “Resonance & Groove: Afrofuturism in the US South,” a dynamic three-day symposium exploring Afrofuturist thought across southern music, literature, and folklore. Afrofuturism is a cultural movement that draws on science, technology, history, and fantasy to reimagine Black experiences in the past, present, and future. Resonance and Groove brought together some of today’s most exciting thinkers and creatives for a rich lineup of discussions, workshops, and performances. In our panel discussion, leading scholars Dr. Constance Bailey, Dr. Langston Collin Wilkins, and Jake Blount explored Afrofuturism’s intellectual foundations, from celestial symbolism in southern hip-hop to sonic innovations in funk and folk. Poet Bernardo Wade and fiction writer Desiree Evans also shared their work in an intimate reading