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  • Hidden No More: NASA Honors Its ‘Hidden Figures’ With a Street Renaming

    Hidden No More: NASA Honors Its ‘Hidden Figures’ With a Street Renaming

    Mathematicians Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson were memorably immortalized onscreen by Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe (respectively) in the award-winning 2016 film Hidden Figures. Now, NASA is giving the trio a permanent place of honor, having renamed the street of its headquarters, the 300 block of E Street in Washington,…

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    Maiysha Kai

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  • NASA’s Human Computer, Katherine Johnson, Getting Bronze Honor

    Taraji P. Henson portrayed NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson in Hidden Figures and brought her story to life. And on the eve of the famed mathematician’s 100th birthday, Johnson’s alma mater, West Virginia State University, will honor her with a bronze statue and a scholarship in her name. According to the Register-Herald, the $100,000 scholarship will…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Barbie Debuts New Shero Dolls, Including 1 Modeled After NASA Mathematician and ‘Hidden Figure’ Katherine Johnson

    There are some new Barbie dolls out on the block, and they include some really special additions to the company’s Shero and Inspiring Women lines, which are based on inspirational contemporary women and inspirational historical figures, respectively. Among the inspirational figures touted in the newest release? Why, it’s NASA’s own Katherine Johnson, a trailblazer who…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • NASA Dedicates Building to Hidden Figures Heroine Katherine Johnson

    When NASA’s Langley Research Center built its newest, state-of-the-art research facility in Hampton, Va., it was only right that they named it after Katherine Johnson, the NASA engineer and subject of the book and Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures. “You want my honest answer? I think they’re crazy,” the 99-year-old math genius said when she heard…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • First Lady Michelle Obama Hosts Hidden Figures Screening at White House

    It was #BlackGirlMagic Thursday at the White House, where first lady Michelle Obama hosted a private movie screening for the upcoming film Hidden Figures, scheduled to come out on Christmas Day. The event included a screening of the movie, followed by a panel featuring the creators and cast members and remarks by Obama herself. Janelle Monáe, Taraji P. Henson…

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    The Root Staff

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