African-Descended authors have helped readers to recognize the past oppressive systems that have marginalized minority communities and cut off the possibilities of them having agency over their future. Using Ytasha L. Womack’s notion of Afrofuturism and Cathryn Josefina Merla-Watson’s definition of Latinx Futurism, I argue that my chosen texts teach their readers that in acknowledging negative elements of past oppressive ideologies, that there are positive elements of their communities’ cultural and ancestral history such as community and connection that can help them overcome present struggles such as sexual abuse, gentrification, and relationship strains. Furthermore, there is agency given when a person can connect with their past. They can identify the beauty and positivity in their cultural heritage which translates to them having agency in the present. Moreover, the reconfiguring of the past helps each person to create a better future for themselves and their communities.