(Dorothy Vaughn in her twenties (left), Octavia Spencer (right); Photo credit: NASA archives) Dorothy Vaughan, one of the hidden figures in American space history that has long been swept under the ...

On Saturday, The La Crosse County Library celebrated Black History and Inspiration with a special presentation by the Bright ...

Women Who Code celebrates the brilliance of Black women in STEM, from engineering to programming. Honoring trailblazers like Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan, they highlight their impact while ...

The main character is Katherine G. Johnson, played by Taraji P. Henson, a widow with three kids working at NASA’s West ...

Special to IFN The Iredell County Public Library has several community events planned throughout March in observance of Women ...

Learn about famous and obscure historical figures, attend after-hours parties at museums, or sip wine and beer crafted by ...

Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson to the big screen. These Black women helped NASA during the John Glenn space launch. Stories like this remind us of the bountifulness of Black History Month ...

At Barack Obama School of Leadership in STEM​ in Chicago Heights, students dress the part to celebrate Black heroes in ...

Msgr. Paul v. Garrity In 1962, John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth in a spacecraft called Friendship 7. The mission was to complete 7 trips around the world but was cut short because ...