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Astrobiologist Talk Will Turn Science Fiction Into Fact

Astronomer and astrobiologist Aomawa Shields shared insights into her Rising Stargirls organization ahead of her May 2 talk at the Bankhead Theater, “Life on Other Planets.”

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Reaching for the stars with Aomawa Shields at Bankhead

Reaching for the stars with Aomawa Shields at Bankhead
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From star to stars: Astrophysicist Aomawa Shields traces her journey from acting to astronomy

From star to stars: Astrophysicist Aomawa Shields traces her journey from acting to astronomy
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Meet Aomawa Shields, One of 26 Black Women Astrophysicists in America

Aomawa Shields felt like an imposter as the only Black woman in her astrophysics program. She spent 11 years acting before returning to astrophysics.

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I'm one of only 26 Black women astrophysicists in America. Acting helped me overcome the stereotypes I felt as a woman of color in STEM.

Aomawa Shields felt like an imposter as the only Black woman in her astrophysics program. She spent 11 years acting before returning to astrophysics.

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Only 26 Black Women Have Ever Become Astrophysicists in the U.S. Here's One's Story

Astrophysicist Aomawa Shields recounts her alternative career path in a new memoir about life, space and motherhood

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Astrophysicist Aomawa Shields on memoir, 'Life On Other Planets'

Aomawa Shields' dream of becoming an astrophysicist was deferred, but not forever. In 'Life on Other Planets,' she explains the toll of racism and how to transcend it.

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An Astrobiologist's Search for Life in Space—and Meaning on Earth

In Life on Other Planets, Aomawa Shields talks about her hunt for habitable exoplanets as a classically trained actress and one of the few Black women in astronomy.

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Black Women, Black Voices: Debut Memoirists on Career and Publishing

PW, in partnership with Amazon Publishing, presents this panel— scheduled for May 25, 1:30–2:30 p.m. ET, and moderated by Regina Brooks, the founder and president of Serendipity Literary Agency—in which Cin Fabré, Bria Adimora Godley, Danielle Prescod, and Aomawa Shields discuss their experiences as Black women in corporate America and beyond, how they came to write and sell their memoirs, and what audiences can expect from their forthcoming books. “This panel will spotlight an essential conversation,” says Julia Sommerfeld, publisher at Amazon Publishing. “And it will continue to bolster the need for more of these underrepresented stories across industries.”

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