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Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures: How Nasa Hired Its First Black Women ‘Computers’

on February 24th, 2017 by The Afro News

The Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures tells the story of African-American women whose maths skills helped put a US astronaut into orbit in the 1960s. But the history of black women working for Nasa goes back much further – and they were still struggling to get the best jobs in the 1970s. In 1943, two years

Filed under: Entertainment, Entertainment News, History, Technology, The Bridge Tagged as: Black Americans, Black History, Hidden Figures, Nasa Hired Its First Black Women, Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures

Finding, Within Ourselves, The Power To Forgive

on January 24th, 2017 by The Afro News

The new film Hidden Figures goes to the heart of racism in 1960s United States life and illuminates the path to justice through love Visiting Atlanta’s Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, I once overheard a black boy ask his mother: “Why were white people so bad to us?” The question was

Filed under: Point of View, The Bridge Tagged as: Hidden Figures, Martin Luther King Jr, Nonviolent Social Change, The Power To Forgive

Janelle Monae  – High Note

on December 18th, 2016 by Robert Waldman

Hollywood Profile :  Newcomers can make quite an impact on people no matter what walk of life they appear in. Artists are no exception and perhaps better represent this phenomenon. Out to make her mark on the silver screen after a convincing career in the musical arena is Janelle Monae. Currently on view in the

Filed under: Entertainment, Entertainment News Tagged as: Hidden Figures, Hollywood Profile, Janelle Monae
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