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Thanks to 21st Century Fox and AMC Theatres, those residing in 14 U.S. cities will have the opportunity on Feb. 18 to watch the three-time Oscar-nominated movie about the African American women who were behind NASA’s space program during its early years.
“Gratis screenings for Hidden Figures will take place at 10AM on that Saturday at
AMC venues in Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; The Bronx, NY; Charlotte, NC;
Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Detroit, MI; Los Angeles, CA; New Orleans, LA;
Philadelphia, PA; Oakland, CA; St. Louis, MO; Miami, FL; and
Washington, DC. Tickets will be distributed on a first come, first
served basis and can be reserved at AMC’s website.“
just a reminder that hidden figures is a dramatization of the plight of black women working in NASA during the segregation era usa and that the scene where taraji had to run almost half a mile just to use the colored restroom DID NOT happened in real life as told by the real Katherine Johnson herself.
She simply just used the “white restroom” instead of the white man coming over to the west wing to “destroy and end segregation” quite literally when he used a pry bar to “dismantle” the colored sign on top of the restroom. In reality, Katherine simply used the unlabeled bathroom at Langley and when confronted about it, she simply ignored them racists ass and continued on her merry way.
Mae C. Jemison is the first African-American woman to ever go to space with the Endeavour mission in 1992.
Dr. Aprille J. Ericsson-Jackson
Aprille J. Ericsson-Jackson was the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Howard University, and the first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in engineering at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
Dr. Marie M. Daly
Dr. Marie M. Daly is the first African-American in the United States to earn a Ph.D.. in chemistry, which she received from Columbia University.
Dr. Aletha Maybank
Aletha Maybank is a young, highly respected physician who’s excelled in the medical profession on and offscreen. You may have seen her as a commentator on MSNBC’s former Melissa Harris-Perry Show, as well as on Disney Jr.’s popular hit animated series Doc McStuffins.
Dr. Claudia L. Thomas
Dr. Claudia L. Thomas goes down in the history books as the first African-American female orthopedic surgeon in the United States in 1980.
Dr. Wanda M. Austin
Since 2008, Dr. Wanda M. Austin has led 4,000 employees as the president and chief executive officer of The Aerospace Corporation, a leading architect for U.S. national security space programs.
Rachel A. Brooks
The tech guru is a digital producer and co-founder of Citizen Made, a New York-based company that offers software to businesses to help them increase sales and recognition of their unique brands by helping their customers “visually place” their orders from their sites.
Text of the Instagram post: therealoctaviaspencerTomorrow I’ve bought the 8pm showing of #hiddenfigures the rave Baldwin hills. If you know a family in need that would like to see our movie but can’t afford it have them come. It’s first come first served. My mom would not have been able to afford to take me and my siblings. So, I’m honoring her and all single parents this #mlkweekend Pass the word.
The film “Hidden Figures,” based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly, focuses on the stories of Katherine Johnson (left, after receiving the Medal of Freedom in 2015), Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan, African-American women who were essential to the success of early spaceflight. Today, NASA embraces their legacy and strives to include everyone who wants to participate in its ongoing exploration. “Progress is driven by questioning our assumptions and cultural assumptions,” NASA Administrator Charles Bolden says in a new video. “Embracing diversity and inclusion is how we as a nation will take the next giant leap in exploration.“
