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NASA on Friday is named its Washington headquarters after Mary W. Jackson, the space agency's first African American female engineer whose story was portrayed in the popular film "Hidden Figures."… ...

hidden figures in public health. Despite the challenges they faced, these Black nurses made significant contributions to the treatment and cure of tuberculosis. They participated in drug trials ...

Glen Powell has recalled watching a rough cut of 2016’s Hidden Figures for the first time, admitting he was terrified his performance “ruined” the movie. Powell, 35, portrayed real-life ...

The incredible untold true story of Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) & Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae)—brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who ...

With power-trio Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe at its centre, it’s no wonder the film received as much ...

Katherine Johnson's pioneering contributions to the Space Race were highlighted in the film Hidden Figures, where she was played by Taraji P. Henson Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the ...

These hidden figures, people whose stories have been overlooked or disregarded, are an important part of the study of natural history. Discover more about the people behind the headlines, and how they ...

NASA's news comes amid calls for greater racial equality in the United States. Black History’s Hidden Figures That Inspired Today’s Innovators Five groundbreaking black innovators you should ...