THE SHADOW KING. BENEATH THE LION'S GAZE. Guggenheim, Fulbright, Booker Finalist, Creative Capital, DAAD. Reader. Believes in film. *Header art Wangari Mathenge*
LCAM Views the Heat Shield After Being Released from Mars 2020 Spacecraft
This image was taken by the Lander Vision System Camera (LCAM) of NASA's Perseverance rover. The camera served as part of the Terrain-Relative Navigation system, a kind of autopilot that helps the spacecraft avoid hazards as it lands.
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Instrument: Lander Vision System Camera (LCAM)
Mission: Mars 2020 Rover
Tags: Mars
More: https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24447
#astrodon
Not the M5?? 🤗 (Still my favorite #Leica )
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-63981311
She was rumoured to have counted some of Africa's leaders among her lovers and even sang about an unnamed president who tried hard to get her into bed.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64010677
The explosion in the Radisson Blu hotel spilled one million litres of saltwater, flooding the hotel and nearby streets.
Hundreds of fish died and two people were injured by falling glass.
Inspectors have now declared the building safe.
15 Famous Black Architects - First African-American Architects
Most people can’t name one black architect, here’s a list of 15 great black pioneering architects, including Beverly Loraine Greene, first black female architect.
#BlackHistoryEveryDay #BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter
https://www.veranda.com/home-decorators/g32791418/famous-black-architects/
Singer Josephine Baker was the toast of Paris. She was a spy for the French Resistance during WWII & secured passports for Jewish citizens fleeing Nazi territory.
Her marriage to a Jewish businessman drew the attn. of Hermann Göring, who poisoned her. Members of the Fr. Resistance rescued her; she recovered.
She was awarded the Legion of Honor, Croix de Guerre & the Rosette of the Resistance. In 2021, she was inducted into Panthéon, France's hallowed tomb of heroes. #BlackFriday
NASA JPL Pictures
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Sharon Gibson Morgan
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