Afro13d
Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Dorothy Vaughan. (Photo/NASA.gov)
The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they ...
Why you need to know Vivian Ayers, a Renaissance woman whose poem became part of NASA lore
Last month, NASA honored the late Dorothy Vaughan — a mathematician, programmer and its first Black manager at the Langley ...
Author of “Hidden Figures” draws capacity crowd at Bakersfield College
Margot Lee Shetterly, author of the No. 1 New York Times bestselling book “Hidden Figures,” told an appreciative crowd Wednesday evening that the three Black women she wrote about who worked as ...
7 Biopics To Watch On Women’s Day That Will Inspire You
This inspiring film is about a story of three smart black women named Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson ...