A group of Black female scientists and mathematicians known as NASA's “ Hidden Figures” were honored with Congressional Gold Medals on Wednesday, the highest award given to citizens by Congress, for ...

WASHINGTON D.C. (WVEC) — A bill has passed in the U.S. Senate on Thursday to award Congressional Gold Medals to the women who contributed to the success of the National Aeronautics and Space ...

NASA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. will be named after the first Black female engineer at the agency, Mary W. Jackson. “Mary W. Jackson was part of a group of very important women who helped NASA ...

As “The Color Purple” star’s comments about Black actresses go viral, it’s important that we don’t exclude the “Precious” Oscar winner from the discussion. Katherine Johnson, whose exploits as a ...