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Mary Jackson. Black and white photo of Black woman with dark hair wearing white lab coat and glasses, holding a notepad and pen.

NASA Renames Headquarters After Its First Black Woman Engineer

“Hidden Figures” icon Mary W. Jackson’s name will grace the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., which is located on Hidden Figures Way.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Jun 25, 2020 11:54AM EDT

KATHERINE JOHNSON. Elder Black woman with short white hair, wearing glasses and a colorful top.

'Hidden Figures'' Katherine Johnson Passes Away at Age 101

Called the “human computer” for her way with numbers, Johnson reached for the stars and gave her nation the moon.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Feb 25, 2020 1:30PM EST

Hidden Figures Way. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), second from left, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, third from left, and Margot Lee Shetterly, author of the book "Hidden Figures," right.

NASA Dedicates Street to 'Hidden Figures'

NASA honors the Black women who made the first human spaceflight possible. Now, visitors “will forevermore be reminded” of their legacy.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Jun 13, 2019 2:41PM EDT

Black woman in blue dress and wheelchair sits in front of Black women in black and grey dresses in front of black curtain

West Virginia State University Honors Katherine Johnson With Statue, Scholarship

The mathemetician’s alma mater plans to endow the scholarship with $100,000 to support students seeking degrees in STEM.

Sameer Rao Jun 4, 2018 1:19PM EDT

Black woman in blue and purple dress next to Black woman in blue and grey plaid dress next to Black woman in green dress in front of pink and blue and yellow sky with red and white rocket

Nat Geo Developing 'Hidden Figures' Scripted Series

The series draws from the Oscar-nominated movie about the Black women whose mathematical expertise made some of NASA’s earliest missions possible.

Sameer Rao Apr 6, 2018 11:15AM EDT

Black man in maroon shirt and green pants holds red-and-gold popcorn statue while speaking at black microphone next to Black man in white shirt and black leather jacket in front of neon pink-lit background

These Performers of Color Cleaned Up at The First MTV Movie & TV Awards

Several of your favorite stars took home golden popcorn statues.

Sameer Rao May 8, 2017 10:54AM EDT