If you have ever seen the iconic images of NASA’s Apollo 6 launch that took place in 1968, you have seen Shelby Jacobs’…
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Jackson Elementary School in Salt Lake City will remain Jackson Elementary school, but the name will now have a very…
Last summer, it was announced that NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps would become the first African-American International…
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When NASA’s Langley Research Center built its newest, state-of-the-art research facility in Hampton, Va., it was only…
Janelle Monáe recognized the fact that she didn’t graduate from college during her commencement speech at Dillard…
In one of the most entertaining "spontaneous" bits I've ever seen performed at the Academy Awards, Jimmy Kimmel allowed…
I have a complicated relationship with the Academy Awards.
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Actress and recent Golden Globe nominee Octavia Spencer provided a free screening of her critically acclaimed film Hidde…
Imagine sitting down to write your first book, selling the idea to a publisher and then having that book proposal…
Hidden Figures is the story of the impact black women had on NASA's space explorations, and it hits theaters nationwide…
The timing is impeccable.
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I feel like I’m in a pretty enviable position in life. Since I was 18-years-old, I’ve been surrounded by Black people…
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It was #BlackGirlMagic Thursday at the White House, where first lady Michelle Obama hosted a private movie screening…
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