selfie of Dawn Wright, Dijanna Figueroa and De'Marcus Robinson

THIS amazing thing just happened at #BlackinMarineScience #BIMSWeek2024:

THREE generations of Black Alvin submersible divers together!
L to R: yours truly (1st Black woman), Dijanna Figueroa (deepest Black woman) + De'Marcus Johnson (new asst prof FSU)

cc @whoi.bsky.social #MarineScienceIsLit

Black woman with glasses and curly natural hair in front of the R/V Sally Ride

View of the Bay from a porthole on the ship

My first time on a research vessel (the R/V Sally Ride of @scrippsocean.bsky.social) #BIMSWeek #BlackInMarineScience #MarineScienceIsLit

@deepseadawn.bsky.social is coming through with the maps!

#Geography #MarineScienceIsLit

A Black woman in a blue blazer is at a podium speaking. In the background it says "For the Ocean" and has the logos for BIMS and the BIMS institute

@deepseadawn.bsky.social giving the opening keynote for the 2nd in person #BlackInMarineScience week. #ForTheOcean #MarineScienceIsLit

BIMS Week registration

BIMS CEO Tiara Moore

BIMS week opening dinner and reggae jam

BIMS Week opening dinner

So very amazing to be here at #BIMSWeek2024 (Black in Marine Science) in San Diego! We are here #FortheOcean and to show that #MarineScienceisLit
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GIS is here too!!!! #GISChat

I don't know how many of us are on this platform but I'd hate for you all to miss out on #BIMSWeek this year.

I gotchu= #MarineScienceIsLit