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Nia Long is executive producing ‘Dreams of the Moon’

Nia Long will star in Dreams of the Moon, a true-life story of a Black teenage girl who someday hopes

Dawn Onley / February 24, 2020

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Pioneering NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson of ‘Hidden Figures’ fame has died at 101

NASA says Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who worked on NASA's early space missions, has died at 101 years old.

Associated Press / February 24, 2020

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NASA Renames Facility in Honor of “Hidden Figure” Katherine Johnson

NASA has renamed its Independent Verification and Validation Facility in Fairmont West Virginia to the Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility in

Ny MaGee / February 24, 2019

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NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson being honored in bronze

Katherine Johnson, the NASA mathematician whose calculations helped astronauts return to Earth, is being honored at her alma mater with

Associated Press / June 5, 2018

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The Download | March 7th: Michelle Obama’s Cutest Moment + Gary Cohn Resigns + H&M Collab and ‘Hidden Figures’ Gets a Barbie

Happy Wednesday Grio Fam! Here is The Download for today. Former First Lady, Michelle Obama and Parker Curry— the 2

Jasmine Hardy / March 7, 2018

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True Story: Who Are Today’s “Hidden Figures”? (Episode 1)

Introducing “True Story with Natasha Alford” a new original series on theGrio. In our first episode, we look at the

Natasha S. Alford / January 12, 2017