Hello, Moon. It’s great to be back.
Here’s a taste of what the Artemis II astronauts photographed during their flight around the Moon. Check out more photos from the mission: https://t.co/rzM1P0QbOl
I
am a black woman
tall as a cypress
strong
beyond all definition still
defying place
and time
and circumstance
assailed
impervious
indestructible
Look
on me and be
renewed
- Mari Evans, I Am A Black Woman, 1970
#OnThisDay in 1960 Nelson Mandela publicly burnt his pass book, which black South Africans were forced to carry during apartheid to control their movements. From that day on he never carried one again.
How do the Artemis II astronauts dress for space?
The Moonbound crew will wear the Orion Crew Survival System spacesuit during the dynamic parts of their mission and during demonstrations.
Trump issuing another absurdly unconstitutional executive order, this time purporting to bar any broadcast of a college-football game at the same time as the Army-Navy game. His executive orders are just an ongoing display of pointless virtue signaling.
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Tonight 2003--President George W. Bush speaks from Oval Office:
"American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, free its people, and defend the world."
60 years ago today Texas Western won the national title in a groundbreaking game.
Don Haskins’ Miners were the first team to start five African American players, busting the color barrier among southern schools.
Good news: The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award going to the people of the Twin Cities is a recognition of how our state persevered and led the way in defending freedom and democracy.
There are over 100 HBCUs. Nearly 80 schools are home to a D-I wrestling program. Only one school can claim to be both: Morgan State.
Two of its wrestlers will compete in this week's NCAA Championships. On a program many see as a "lighthouse" for HBCUs:
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