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Katherine Johnson, whose exploits as a pioneering NASA mathematician were immortalized in the 2016 film Hidden…
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America’s “Hidden Figures”—the black women behind NASA’s success in the “Space Race,” continue to be celebrated 50…
Jun 14 2019
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Mathematicians Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson were memorably immortalized onscreen by Taraji P.…
May 14 2019
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One small step from a community of strangers just translated to a giant leap for Georgia State University Ph.D.…
Jan 3 2019
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If you have ever seen the iconic images of NASA’s Apollo 6 launch that took place in 1968, you have seen Shelby…
Dec 21 2018
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She wasn’t one of the “Hidden Figures” immortalized in the award-winning 2016 film, but mathematician Dr. Gladys…
Mar 20 2018
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Last week, Twitter jumped on the case of an unidentified black woman who appeared, partially obscured, in a 1971…
Feb 9 2018
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Jackson Elementary School in Salt Lake City will remain Jackson Elementary school, but the name will now have a very…
Jan 22 2018
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Last summer, it was announced that NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps would become the first African-American…
Jan 19 2018
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Last year, amid the buzz and hype of the movie Hidden Figures—which tells the story of three African-American women…
Sep 24 2017
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When NASA’s Langley Research Center built its newest, state-of-the-art research facility in Hampton, Va., it was…
May 15 2017
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Janelle Monáe recognized the fact that she didn’t graduate from college during her commencement speech at Dillard…
Feb 27 2017
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In one of the most entertaining "spontaneous" bits I've ever seen performed at the Academy Awards, Jimmy Kimmel…
Feb 26 2017
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I have a complicated relationship with the Academy Awards.
Jan 30 2017
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The 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards took place Sunday night, and on the heels of President HWSRN’s immigration ban…
Jan 15 2017
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Actress and recent Golden Globe nominee Octavia Spencer provided a free screening of her critically acclaimed film Hi…
Jan 6 2017
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Jan 6 2017
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Imagine sitting down to write your first book, selling the idea to a publisher and then having that book proposal…
Jan 6 2017
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Hidden Figures is the story of the impact black women had on NASA's space explorations, and it hits theaters…
Jan 6 2017
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The timing is impeccable.