Celebrating the greatest black science fiction characters and contributors

February is Black History Month so why not spend some time honouring those blacks who have made contribution to science fiction in some form or another?

First off is this interesting list of African-American science fiction authors. My favourite of the ones listed on that site is Octavia Butler. Samuel Delaney gets the most attention, but I've always thought his work was over-rated.

Next up is this list of top black characters in science fiction TV and movies. I'm glad to see that none of Wil Smith's characters are on the list, but give a big thumbs up to Avery Brooks for his role as Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space 9.

So who is your favourite black SF character or author?