Liftoff!: How the Apollo Moon Missions Made Alma Thomas's Art Soar, Nina Crews Jam Dong But no matter how hard

But no matter how hard she tries

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics is filled with personal stories that bring to life heroic figures we all know and introduce us to some of those who've worked behind the scenes but are still hidden

When Little Mae was a child

those who love her—a wild-eyed monk

protecting their village alongside their trusted flying horse Kes

Liftoff!: How the Apollo Moon Missions Made Alma Thomas's Art Soar, Nina Crews Jam Dong But no matter how hardThe Apollo astronauts gave people a new way of looking at the worldand so did modern artist Alma Thomas. In 1969, people around the world watched as the Apollo 10 astronauts sent the first ever live color television broadcasts from space. Abstract painter Alma Thomas was among those watching, and afterward, she began a series of bright, bold pieces inspired by the Moon missions and the marvels of space exploration. In a dual narrative that weaves