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The National Museum Of African American History And Culture Is 1-Year Old; Honored 60th Anniversary Of Little Rock 9
The National Museum of African American History and Cul- ture celebrated its 1 year anniversary. Over 3 million people have visited the museum since it opened in 2016. The Little Rock Nine were honored during the weekend of events. This is Iconic photo of the Little Rock Nine, 60 years ago.
Puerto Rico is facing an in- creasingly desperate situa- tion after Hurricane Maria devastated the island last Thursday. Supplies and aid are headed to the island from the U.S. mainland, but with- out power and the ability to communicate (CNN reports that 95% of wireless sites are currently out service), ensur- ing that aid reaches the most vulnerable Puerto Ricans will prove difficult.
The people in Puerto Rico do not have power or a way to com- municate. And a damn is breaking that could re-flood the island.
NASA Facility Named And Dedicated After ‘Hidden Figures’ Genius Katherine Johnson
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It's been one year since bells tolled along the East Coast, welcoming the newest Smith- sonian to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Since then, the museum has at- tracted more than 3 million people of all races, colors and creed from across the nation and around the world — av- eraging about 8,000 visitors daily.
"This has become more than a museum. This has be- come a pilgrimage site," said Lonnie Bunch, founding director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Cul- ture, in an interview with The Associated Press.
The one-year celebration is highlighting the various as- pects of African-American history through music, dance and storytelling. Exhibits at the museum range from the glass-topped casket used to bury lynching victim Emmett Till to a fedora owned by late pop superstar Michael Jack- son.
Many of the artifacts come from people's homes and
personal collections — like freed slave Joseph Tram- mel's tin wallet, handmade to protect his freedom pa- pers.
A part of the weekend cel- ebration included honoring the Little Rock Nine.
In 1957, nine Black stu- dents entered Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, serving as pioneers for the nation’s first wave of school integration following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education school segregation banning decision.
The Little Rock Nine con- sisted of Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, Jef- ferson Thomas, Terrence Roberts, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Minnijean Brown, Gloria Ray Karl- mark, Thelma Mother- shed and Melba Pattillo Beals.
The Little Rock Nine were honored in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the his- toric event by hosting a panel entitled, “Reflections of the Little Rock Nine 1957-2017,” featuring some of the Little Rock Nine students.
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NASA’s Langley Research Center’s newest, state-of-the- art research facility in Hamp- ton, Virginia was named after Katherine Johnson, the NASA engineer and subject of the book and Oscar-nomi- nated film Hidden Figures was recently dedicated.
“You want my honest an- swer? I think they’re crazy,” the 99-year old math genius said when she heard about the naming of the Kather- ine G. Johnson Computa- tional Research Facility.
The building was dedi- cated in a ribbon-cutting cer- emony on September 22 in a ceremony attended by Vir- ginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, Black Girls Code and the 21st Century Com- munity Learning Centers program.
The $23-million, 37,000-
Mathematics genius Katherine Johnson, the real life ‘Hidden Figure’ was honored on last Thursday at the dedication of the NASA building named in her honor.
square-foot data center is named after Johnson, who broke the glass ceiling for black women in the space program.
In 2015, Johnson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her work as a trailblazer in the space program.
Former Member Enters Church And Shoots 6 People And Himself
NASHVILLE, TN —- A gunman wearing a ski mask killed one parishioner and wounded six more when he opened fire at a Tennessee church he once attended, au- thorities said.
Worshippers at the Bur- nette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch were wrapping up services when suspect Emanuel Samson, 25, burst in the front door and began shooting shortly after 11 a.m., police said.
Samson, of Murfrees- boro, killed Melanie Smith, 39, of Smyrna, in the church’s parking lot before he stormed the sanctuary and “began in- discriminately shooting.
Emanuel Samson was led to jail by police after he was treated at the hospital.
Samson, 25, accidentally shot himself in the chest while he was pistol-whipping church usher, Robert Engle, who confronted him, officials said. Engle, 22, then retrieved his gun from his car and guarded the suspect until cops arrived.
Parishioners knew Sam- son as a former attendee at the church, but did not know he was the gunman because of the ski mask police said he was wearing. He had not at- tended the church in more than a year.
The former churchgoer immigrated to the U.S. as a child from Sudan in 1996 and is a legal resident, police said.
No motive is yet known but shortly before the attack, the bodybuilding enthusiast shared shirtless photos of himself working out and flex- ing his muscles. He then penned a series of rambling Facebook posts questioning reality.
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