Though her work, and life in general, wasn't recognized on a larger, public scale until after "Hidden Figures", she's served as an inspiration to many African-Americans and/or women with similar ambitions.
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The title pretty much says it all. Kathrine Johnson's contributions to NASA (and, ultimately, space exploration in general) were famously dramatized in the movie "Hidden Figures".
Though her work, and life in general, wasn't recognized on a larger, public scale until after "Hidden Figures", she's served as an inspiration to many African-Americans and/or women with similar ambitions.
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I'm working on a much longer post, but I'm also studying for exams and such.
For now, I'll just say "Happy Black History Month." and "Freedom doesn't mean 'Free to live on your knees'". To be continued... I'm kind of on the fence on how to continue this post. Part of me wants to be inflammatory and call out people (e.g.; the NAACP and their Image Awards for just being an "Athletes and Entertainers" showcase, and thus perpetuating the stereotype that black people are only good at entertaining...sort of the opposite of "advancement), and for spending who knows how much money to hold an awards show instead of using that money to...actually advance black folks place in this country. Part of me wants to just be "positive" and highlight a few figures who have made the best of a bad situation (e.g.; Edray Goins, a mathematician who went through some of the top math programmes in the U.S (CalTech and Stanford)., and in the world, only to get shut out by his colleagues when he became a tenured professor, but then turned that into an opportunity to get more young black students in to STEM). Part of me wants to just post my (still incomplete, but currently about 2500 words-long) reparations post. I might not finish this post by the end of February. Until then, I highly suggest reading this (link) article about Edray Goins from the New York Times. It definitely shines a light on how difficult it is for black people to break in to STEM, even with the best possible education. Also do want to say Robyn Fenty, John Lewis, Charles McGee, Teresa Haley and Australya Coleman all deserved their Image awards, in the sense that they're putting out an image that black people can be politicians, activists, war heroes, and philanthropists... not just athletes and entertainers. (Note: I'm not saying athletes and entertainers aren't "good for the image of the culture". Obviously, if you've read other posts on here, I have tons of respect for people in those professions, especially if they're using the platform created by those high profile professions to move the culture forward (e.g.; Colin Kaepernick, Muhammed Ali, Rihanna, Nipsey Hussle). I'm just saying that limiting your focus, and accolades, to athletes and entertainers creates the...*ahem*...image that the culture is made up of only athletes and entertainers.) Anyway...still "to be continued"..... Update (6 March 2020) It's this type of thing (click link here) that just kills me. 10 cops violently tackling and cuffing a blackman for.... smoking a joint... one fucking joint. And he was totally compliant with the first cop. I implore everyone to watch the videos in the article. It's heartbreaking, it's hard to watch, but this is what we're fighting against. |
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