The Inspiring True Story of “Hidden Figures”: Meet the Real NASA Mathematicians Who Got Man on the Moon

The movie based on Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson was the top-grossing Oscar-nominated film of 2017 ...
Essence

Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe Radiate ESSENCE’s February 2017 Cover

On January 6, audiences will be gifted two films bursting with Black movie magic: Fences and Hidden Figures. But it’s Hidden Figures that stands out because it unveils a significant piece of American ...
The New York Times

Hidden Figures

Ms. Jackson’s contributions received widespread attention after the release of the 2016 film “Hidden Figures,” which chronicled black women’s work during the space race. By Allyson Waller That “giant ...
The Daily Princetonian

‘Hidden Figures’ (2016): The women behind the space race

For any moviegoer looking for an interesting history lesson or simply an entertaining film, “Hidden Figures” is for you. Based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s book of the same name, “Hidden Figures” tells ...
Essence

The Black Women 'Hidden Figures' Who Helped Send America To Space Awarded Highest Civilian Honor By Congress

A group of Black women, crucial to NASA’s achievements during the space race and famously known as the “Hidden Figures,” were honored with a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill. These ...
Eagle-Tribune

Texas school to be named after 'Hidden Figures' character

GREENVILLE, Texas –– One of the women immortalized in the recent movie "Hidden Figures" was chosen to be the namesake of a new STEM school in northeast Texas. The Katherine G. Johnson STEM Academy in ...