The Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to the pioneering "Hidden Figures"—Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Christine Darden—for their groundbreaking contributions to NASA and the...
Celebrate the legacy of Katherine Johnson, the pioneering mathematician whose groundbreaking calculations propelled America's success in the Space Race, as she is posthumously inducted into the...
By Randy Singleton Community Affairs Correspondent New Journal and Guide HAMPTON Three pioneering African American women mathematicians who made contributions to NASA and the space race...
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. 249, $17.99....
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 and blockbuster...