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Black Arts and Culture7 months ago
Retired Lynchburg, Va. Astronaut Is Museum’s Apollo Ambassador
RICHMOND A Lynchburg, Va., native and retired astronaut is the signature ambassador for a new space exhibition opening this month at the Virginia Museum of History...
Black Arts and Culture1 year ago
In Memoriam: Nichelle Nichols Was Role Model For Black Women
Special To The New Journal and Guide On July 30, Nichelle Nichols, known for her role as communications officer Lt. Nyota Uhura...
Black Arts and Culture2 years ago
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 space race...
Black Community Opinions3 years ago
Norfolk’s NASA Pioneer Celebrates Her 100th Birthday In Jacksonville
Submitted by Lynn Jones Jacksonville (Fla.) Free Press Special To The New Journal and Guide Born November 4, 1920, Yvette Brown Ridley has reached a centennial...
Black Arts and Culture4 years ago
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. 249, $17.99....
National Commentary4 years ago
‘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 and blockbuster...
National Commentary4 years ago
“Hidden Figures” Women Paved Way For New NASA Leader
By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide In 1953 Katherine Johnson was hired at the Area Computing Section of the National Advisory Committee...
Black Arts and Culture5 years ago
Warner, Kaine Lead In Bill For NASA’s Historic Black Women
WASHINGTON, D.C. Bipartisan legislation introduced by Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) to award four African-American women scientists the Congressional Gold Medal for...

Biden says shutdown isn’t his fault. Will Americans agree? September 30, 2023
Staring down a likely government shutdown, the White House wants to make sure any blame falls at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue — specifically on House Republicans. The post Biden says shutdown isn’t his fault. Will Americans agree? appeared first on New York Amsterdam News.
New York stunned and swamped by record-breaking rainfall as more downpours are expected September 30, 2023
A potent rush-hour rainstorm swamped the New York metropolitan area on Friday, shutting down swaths of the city's subway system, flooding streets and highways. The post New York stunned and swamped by record-breaking rainfall as more downpours are expected appeared first on New York Amsterdam News.