#bhm 2019

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Moss Point teacher's Black History Month door went viral. Now she needs your help.

“Last week, Moss Point teacher Jovan Bradshaw posted a photo to Facebook that went viral. Now she's using that momentum in hopes of raising money to teach her students more about Black History Month. ...”

#BlackHistoryEveryMonth

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BHM 2019 Reading List

Paradise by Toni Morrison

Passing by Nella Larsen

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

Temper by Nicky Drayden

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NASA Renames Facility to Honor 'Hidden Figures' Subject Katherine Johnson

NASA has changed the name of a facility in Fairmont, West Virginia to the “Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility,” in honor of the retired NASA mathematician.

“NASA has changed the name of a facility in Fairmont, West Virginia to the “Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility,” in honor of the retired NASA mathematician.

West Virginia-born Johnson performed mathematical calculations crucial to the space race, including calculating orbital trajectories for the first crewed space flights, the lunar lander, and the space shuttle. She was the subject of 2016 film Hidden Figures.

“It’s an honor the NASA IV&V Program’s primary facility now carries Katherine Johnson’s name,” said NASA IV&V program director Gregory Blaney in the news release. “It’s a way for us to recognize Katherine’s career and contributions not just during Black History Month, but every day, every year.”

Read the full piece here

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Black History Month 2019

I’ve spent the last couple of weeks with an art project in mind so you might see it here.

My BHM 2019 Reading List

Siempre Bruja is finally on Netflix USA.

Here’s to 28 days of creativity and inspiration.

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