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[mimi-0007]

Jack Trice: Jack Trice Stadium

African American players were often forced to endure unusually rough play. One of the best known examples of this, Jack Trice, was the first African American to play football at Iowa State University (then Iowa State College). Trice joined the team in 1923. Iowa State’s first three opponents that year refused to play the game if Trice was on the field and so he sat out these games. Trice’s first game was against the University of Minnesota and he died as a result of injuries sustained in that game. The stadium at Iowa State was named in Trice’s honor in 1997, 74 years after his death.

Trice was born in Hiram, Ohio in 1902, the son of a former slave and Buffalo Soldier, Green Trice. As a child, Trice was active in sports and demonstrated outstanding athletic skills. In 1918, Trice’s mother sent him to Cleveland, Ohio to live with an uncle. Trice attended East Technical High School where he played football. In 1922, Trice followed five of his teammates, as well as his former high school coach, Sam Willaman, to Iowa State College in Ames, Iowa.

While attending Iowa State, Trice participated in track and football (primarily as a tackle). He majored in animal husbandry, with the desire to go to the South after graduation, and use his knowledge to help African-American farmers. His dream job was to eventually teach Southern black farmers about modern farming. In the summer after his freshman year at the age of 20, Trice married Cora Mae Starland, who was only 15. They both found jobs in order to support themselves through school. Trice also was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, and initiated through the Alpha Nu chapter (Drake & Iowa State University).

On October 5, 1923, the night before his second college football game, Trice wrote the following in a letter on stationery at a racially segregated hotel in Minneapolis/St. Paul (the letter was later found in Trice's suit just before his funeral): Trice died due to injuries suffered during a college football game against the University of Minnesota on October 6, 1923.

(Letter)

"My thoughts just before the first real college game of my life: The honor of my race, family & self is at stake. Everyone is expecting me to do big things. I will. My whole body and soul are to be thrown recklessly about the field tomorrow. Every time the ball is snapped, I will be trying to do more than my part. On all defensive plays I must break through the opponents' line and stop the play in their territory. Beware of mass interference. Fight low, with your eyes open and toward the play. Watch out for crossbucks and reverse end runs. Be on your toes every minute if you expect to make good. Jack "

Jack Trice in Iowa State uniform in 1923 ~Courtesy of Special Collections at Iowa State University

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[nasa]

Moon Mountain Named After Melba Roy Mouton, NASA Mathematician

Award-winning NASA mathematician and computer programmer Melba Mouton is being honored with the naming of a mountain at the Moon’s South Pole. Mouton joined NASA in 1959, just a year after the space agency was established. She was the leader of a team that coded computer programs to calculate spacecraft trajectories and locations. Her contributions were instrumental to landing the first humans on the Moon.

She also led the group of "human computers," who tracked the Echo satellites. Roy and her team's computations helped produce the orbital element timetables by which millions could view the satellite from Earth as it passed overhead.

The towering lunar landmark now known as “Mons Mouton” stands at a height greater than 19,000 feet. The mountain was created over billions of years by lunar impacts. Huge craters lie around its base—some with cliff-like edges that descend into areas of permanent darkness. Mons Mouton is the future landing site of VIPER, our first robotic Moon rover. The rover will explore the Moon’s surface to help gain a better understanding of the origin of lunar water. Here are things to know:

Mons Mouton is a wide, relatively flat-topped mountain that stretches roughly 2,700 square miles

The mountain is the highest spot at the Moon’s South Pole and can be seen from Earth with a telescope

Our VIPER Moon rover will explore Mons Mouton over the course of its 100-day mission

VIPER will map potential resources which will help inform future landing sites under our Artemis program

The VIPER mission is managed by our Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. The approximately 1,000-pound rover will be delivered to the Moon by a commercial vendor as part of our Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, delivering science and technology payloads to and near the Moon.

Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space!

#NASA #Moon Rover #Space #Solar System #Artemis #Science #Mission #Moon #Black History Month #astronomy #Black Excellence #blackexcellence365

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Art by @lehuckbadu

African Hair Threading

Hair Threading has been part of the Black hair scene for many generations. It consists of wrapping sectioned hair in thread. This method of wrapping the hair in thread strengthens the hair without excessive manipulation, which is beneficial for your strands. Not only does the style strengthen the hair, but it also promotes growth.

The style comes from Sub-Saharan African countries and grew its popularity in West Africa, particularly, South Nigeria. Learn more here

Art by Izzakko via @blacklacerabbit

Bantu Knots and Hi-Top Fades

The Zulu people of southern Africa originated Bantu knots, a hairstyle where the hair is sectioned off, twisted, and wrapped in such a way that the hair stacks upon itself to form a spiraled knot (Source). Learn the history of Bantu Knots

The hi-top fade or flattop originated in the U.S. military around the ‘40s and ‘50s. By the mid-eighties, Black barbers began to reimagine the hairstyle, and due to its resemblance to Queen Nefertiti’s Empress headpiece, some speculated the hairstyle's origin. The hairstyle grew as a trend when worn by the like of Grace Jones, Doug E. Fresh, and Salt-N-Peppa.

Art by LaQuecya Allen via @nappy-by-nature

Afro

As far as hairstyles go, there's nothing Blacker than the Afro. In the 1960s, after decades of subjecting themselves to European beauty standards, Black folks decided to take back their hair. This newfound self-acceptance was widely known as the Black Is Beautiful movement, which sprang from the Black Power movement. The 'fro was rocked by Angela Davis, Huey P. Newton, and Jesse Jackson while fighting oppression; the hairstyle quickly emerged as a symbol of Black beauty, liberation, and pride.

Remember: tag your Black hair art with #BlackExcellence365 for a chance to be featured!

And keep your eyes out for next month's theme... 👀

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[ackee]

birdie has a golf club thats like a broomstick :0] so she can get a…. birds eye view teehee

#birdie #prismas #ocs #magical girl oc #txt #artkee #black artists #black artist #black artists on tumblr #blackexcellence365 #black excellence 365 #prismagic

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#BlackExcellence365 ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽! #black excellence 365 #black excellence #celebrating black history #blackjoy #all black everything #black culture #black lives matter #black history matters #black history #today in black excellence #black tumblr #blktumblr #blackexcellence365 #blackjoyisblackexcellence

[staff]

tumblr tuesday: GIFs galore!

Will you look at that, another week, another Tuesday. Tomorrow is literally March. How. Anyway, today, we're celebrating original GIFs of beloved Black performers and the characters they play.

@sharonhawkins:

@quinta-brunson:

@poeticblkgiirl:

@dunhamsolivia:

@moerusai:

@cobbbvanth:

@tina-snow:

@pocfiction:

@zen-coleman:

@lebhetyse:

@buckleydiaz:

@dailytvwomen:

@cherylblossom:

@dcminions:

@daenerys-stormborn:

#tumblr tuesday #GIFs galore! #GIF culture #Black excelllence #Black gif artists #poc gif artists #Blackexcellence365 #long post

[der-macher]

Da brauchst du schon eine Abkühlung!!😏

#black people #blackexcellence365 #black fashion

[spacewives-in-spacetime]

My art for BlackExcellence365

[ ID: Side profile of a WOC from the collarbone up with a black background. She's closing her eyes, her hair tied back ever so slightly, unnoticeable if you don't understand. There are two lights coming from the left and right, illuminating her skin. From the right, the colour of the light is neon purple, or a bright magenta. From the left, it's a neon blue or cyan. END ID ]

#black excellence #my art #black artist #poc artist #poc oc #blackexcellence365 #described #black history #black history month #black artists on tumblr

[fairyvv]

BEAUTIFUL BLACK WOMAN DUMP🤎😘

#black girl spirituality #black tumblr #blackexcellence365 #black girl moodboard #black girls of tumblr #black moms #black girls winning #black girl aesthetic #black girls rock #black women #black fashion #black girl blogger #black youtuber #black vloggers #black beauty #texas #hotgırls #best mommy #black love #dark skin #luxury black women #sza sos #sza szn #sza concert #soft black women #soft black girls #black girl beauty #black girl magic #blogger #girls with locs

[mimi-0007]

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[nasa]

Guy Bluford Changed the Course of Space History

On Aug. 30, 1983, Guion Bluford, better known as Guy, became the first African American to fly to space. An accomplished jet pilot and aerospace engineer, Bluford became part of NASA’s 1978 astronaut class that included the first African American, the first Asian American, and the first women astronauts.

He and the other crew members of mission STS-8 were aboard the orbiter Challenger as it lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida; it was the first nighttime launch and landing of the Space Shuttle program. While aboard, he and the other crew members deployed the Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B), operated a Canadian-built robot arm, conducted experiments with live cell samples, and participated in studies measuring the effects of spaceflight on humans.

Guy Bluford chased his childhood dream of becoming an aerospace engineer, and in doing so, changed history and encouraged other Black astronauts to follow in his footsteps.

Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space—and for milestones like this!

#Guy Bluford #Black Excellence #BlackExcellence365 #NASA #space #history #astronaut #Challenger #Youtube

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February is here, and that can only mean one thing: it’s BlackExcellence365, back for our fifth year right here on Tumblr. This is a celebration of all things Black culture and history, and it’s not just for February—this is a community celebration every day of every week of the year. This year we will be highlighting Black artists. So join us each month, as we will be exploring Black creativity with a series of themes such as history, power and activism, and PRIDE. 

Introducing February’s theme: Black History 

If you are a Black artist or creative, join in, follow, and share your art related to Black History using the tag #BlackExcellence365. Let’s lean into our creativity and explore Black Excellence through art. Selected posts will be featured, gifted free blazes🔥, or given a spot on radar. 

Keep your eyes peeled each month for your chance to showcase your expressions of Black Excellence. You will be able to do so as we explore artists here and across Tumblr over on Meet The Artist, Artist Picks, and Artist Alley— it doesn’t matter whatever your discipline: music, writing, photography, dance, fashion, film, and anything in between. 

Welcome back to #BlackExcellence365 ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽!

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[ackee]

as you see from this picture, i have to talk about my ocs every day lest they escape my mind anyway and cause havoc‼️

#its me & my ocs. and also things i like. whats not to love #listened to a lot of reizoko cj during this whole ordeal. brain at 100 power rn #artkee #personal #ocs #happy hardcore #neon #colorful #black artists on tumblr #black excellence 365 #blackexcellence365 #black artists #body horror

[suggest-young-ground]

#the blacklist #plugs #golden wind #demon slayer #blackexcellence365 #tomboy #minimalist #legacies #blunt #race and politics #waakeme-up #mars #Celtics #developers & startups #san antonio spurs

[der-macher]

Eine wunderschöne Einladung!!!😏

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