WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24: A typewriter used by science-fiction author and pioneer Octavia Butler is on display at the temporary exhibit Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on March 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. The exhibit assembles more than 100 objects from music, film, television, comic books, fashion, theater, literature and more that covers more than a century of Afrofuturism. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24: A wig worn on stage by funk music pioneer George Clinton when performing with his sci-fi-infuenced group Parliament-Funkadelic is on display at the temporary exhibit Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on March 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. The exhibit assembles more than 100 objects from music, film, television, comic books, fashion, theater, literature and more that covers more than a century of Afrofuturism. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24: (L-R) A flight suit Trayvon Martin wore when he attended Experience Aviation in his early teens, the costume worn by actor Nichelle Nichols in her groundbreaking role as Lt. Nyota Uhura in the science fiction television series Star Trek, and former NASA Administrator Charles Bolden's suit from his first space flight are all on display at the temporary exhibit Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on March 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. The exhibit assembles more than 100 objects from music, film, television, comic books, fashion, theater, literature and more that covers more than a century of Afrofuturism. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24: Visitors pause to look at the costumes from the 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz (L) and the HBO television series The Watchmen at the temporary exhibit Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on March 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. The exhibit assembles more than 100 objects from music, film, television, comic books, fashion, theater, literature and more that covers more than a century of Afrofuturism. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24: This custom crown and armor outfit, worn by musician, actor and artist Janelle Monae on the cover of her album The ArchAndroid, is on display at the temporary exhibit Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on March 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. The exhibit assembles more than 100 objects from music, film, television, comic books, fashion, theater, literature and more that covers more than a century of Afrofuturism. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24: The silk kimono worn by Jimi Hendrix on The Dick Cavett Show in 1969 is on display along with some of the musician's electric guitar effects pedals at the temporary exhibit Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on March 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. The exhibit assembles more than 100 objects from music, film, television, comic books, fashion, theater, literature and more that covers more than a century of Afrofuturism. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24: This custom crown and armor outfit, worn by musician, actor and artist Janelle Monae on the cover of her album The ArchAndroid, is on display at the temporary exhibit Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on March 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. The exhibit assembles more than 100 objects from music, film, television, comic books, fashion, theater, literature and more that covers more than a century of Afrofuturism. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24: The costume worn by actor Nichelle Nichols in her groundbreaking role as Lt. Nyota Uhura in the science fiction television series Star Trek is on display at the temporary exhibit Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on March 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. The exhibit assembles more than 100 objects from music, film, television, comic books, fashion, theater, literature and more that covers more than a century of Afrofuturism. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)