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Black Arts and Culture

Hidden Figures Women Honored With State Markers

By Randy Singleton Community Affairs Correspondent New Journal and Guide HAMPTON Three pioneering African American women mathematicians who made contributions to NASA and the...

Web StaffMarch 31, 2022

Black Arts and Culture

A Book Review: Katherine Johnson’s Autobiography Makes Good Reading For Young Readers

Johnson, Katherine. Reaching for the Moon. The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon and Shuster, 2019, pgs....

Web StaffNovember 22, 2019

National Commentary

‘Hidden Figure’ Katherine Johnson Turns 101

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Katherine Johnson, one of the African-American women whose stories received global attention in the best-selling book...

Web StaffNovember 7, 2019

Veteran character actor John Beasley, who appeared in the TV drama ‘Everwood,’ dies at 79
John Beasley, the veteran character actor who played a kindly school bus driver on the TV drama “Everwood” and appeared in dozens of films dating back to the 1980s, has died. He was 79. The post Veteran character actor John Beasley, who appeared in the TV drama ‘Everwood,’ dies at 79 appeared first on New […]
Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default
President Joe Biden is expected to sign legislation on Saturday to raise the debt ceiling, dodging Monday's deadline when the Treasury warned that the United States would start running short of cash to pay all its bills. The post Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default appeared first on New York Amsterdam […]