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BLACK HISTORY MONTH HIGHLIGHT – Dr. Mae Jemison …
BLACK HISTORY MONTH HIGHLIGHT – Dr. Mae Jemison Dr. Mae Jemison, born in 1956 in Decatur, Alabama, became the first black woman to travel in space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. While this is an incredible achievement, it is even more amazing that Dr. Jemison first […]
BLACK HISTORY MONTH HIGHLIGHT – Dr. Mae Jemison
Dr. Mae Jemison, born in 1956 in Decatur, Alabama, became the first black woman to travel in space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. While this is an incredible achievement, it is even more amazing that Dr. Jemison first earned degrees in chemical engineering and African and […]
BLACK HISTORY MONTH HIGHLIGHT – ROSA PARKS Hail…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH HIGHLIGHT – ROSA PARKS Hailed as the “first lady of the civil rights movement,” Rosa Parks was not the first African American to resist bus segregation when she refused to vacate her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955. She was, however, the first to follow through with a court challenge […]
BLACK HISTORY MONTH HIGHLIGHT – ROSA PARKS
Hailed as the “first lady of the civil rights movement,” Rosa Parks was not the first African American to resist bus segregation when she refused to vacate her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955. She was, however, the first to follow through with a court challenge after her arrest. Her act of civil […]
BLACK HISTORY MONTH HIGHLIGHT – Shirley Chisholm…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH HIGHLIGHT – Shirley Chisholm At 44 years old, Shirley Chisholm became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress, serving seven terms in New York’s 12th congressional district. In 1972, she became the first black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States and the […]
