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HTML

<div class="hero-image">
  <div class="hero-text">
    <h1>Donald Goines</h1>
    <p>Author</p>
  </div>  
</div>

CSS

.hero-image {
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, .5), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)), url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1516836554245-938416faa6ee?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&w=934&q=80");
  height: 50vh;
  background-position: center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: cover;
  position: relative;
}