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St. Jude is launching a four-part podcast series that will spotlight the crew from the all-civilian INSPIRATION4 space crew including Dr. Sian Proctor, who is a Black geoscientist, artist, author and analog astronaut, as part of the team that will venture into outer space.

PRESS ROOM: New Podcast, St. Jude Mission of A Lifetime, Launches to Document World’s First All-Civilian Mission to Orbit

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are writing the narrative of human spaceflight right now, as we go to the moon, and we go on to Mars,” said...

Black History6 years ago

LIVE REPLAY: Starship SN11 rolls out to the launch site in Boca Chica

ROLLINGOUT.COM — SpaceX is rolling out the Starship SN11 prototype to the launch site in Boca Chica, Texas. Following rollout, SN11 is expected to be lifted...

BlackPressUSA6 years ago

Cox Enterprises Social Impact Accelerator Powered by Techstars Announces 2021 Class

TECHSTARS—"This class gives me confidence that we can and will make this country a more equitable and inclusive place to live,” said Barry Givens, managing director...

Dr. Carruthers receives the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from U.S. President Barack Obama on Feb. 1, 2013. / Department of the Navy’s Information Technology Magazine

Black History6 years ago

CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY: Black History in Science: Remembering Dr. George Carruthers

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “In March 1610, Galileo Galilei reported the first use of a telescope to view mountains and maria on the moon,” Dr. Carruthers wrote...

Black History6 years ago

Vaccine Distribution Another Example of White Privilege

NNPA NEWSWIRE — An African American nurse in New York earned distinction as the first person in the country to receive a vaccination, and Meharry Medical...

BlackPressUSA6 years ago

An open fund for projects debunking vaccine misinformation

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is exacerbating a perennial problem of misinformation about immunization. To support additional debunking efforts, the Google News...

Pfizer and Moderna have now submitted data for an emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA’s independent advisory committee, the Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee is set to meet on Dec. 10 to discuss Pfizer’s request for emergency use authorization and Dec. 17 to discuss Moderna’s request.

BlackPressUSA6 years ago

Mayor Lightfoot Announces Plans to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine

THE CHICAGO DEFENDER — The first vaccines could be allocated the week of Dec. 14 in Chicago, pending final approval from federal regulators; and based on...

Health care workers and patients in long-term health care facilities are first in line. According to guidelines, senior citizens and those with high-risk comorbidities and essential workers are next. After that, state and local government officials will determine who next receives a vaccination. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History6 years ago

Will the Black Community Get Shut out From COVID Vaccination?

NNPA NEWSWIRE — While the CDC said there should be enough doses for as many as 20 million people to receive vaccination by the end of...

Pfizer’s vaccine is the first in the United States to generate late-stage data. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History6 years ago

New Coronavirus Vaccine Requires ‘Trust’ of African American Community

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Both California and Texas have recorded more than 1 million total cases, while states like Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey...

Obesity may be influenced by a combination of a lack of sleep, too much time being inactive, easy access to high-calorie foods, and sugary beverages. Making small changes throughout your household can create a positive impact on your child’s health and energy levels.

Commentary6 years ago

Opportunities to Support a Child’s Healthy Lifestyle

NORTH DALLAS GAZETTE — A healthy lifestyle can begin at home with active family activities and a balanced nutrition plan. Obesity may be influenced by a...

Johnson's computations have influenced every major space program from Mercury through the Shuttle program. Johnson was hired as a research mathematician at the Langley Research Center with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the agency that preceded NASA, after they opened hiring to African-Americans and women. Katherine Johnson exhibited exceptional technical leadership and is known especially for her calculations of the 1961 trajectory for Alan Shepard’s flight (first American in space), the 1962 verification of the first flight calculation made by an electronic computer for John Glenn’s orbit (first American to orbit the earth), and the 1969 Apollo 11 trajectory to the moon. In her later NASA career, Johnson worked on the Space Shuttle program and the Earth Resources Satellite and encouraged students to pursue careers in science and technology fields.

Black History7 years ago

IN MEMORIAM: Katherine Johnson, a Pioneering NASA Mathematician Featured in “Hidden Figures,” Dies at 101

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Today we mourn the loss of an American hero and a pioneer for women and African Americans in STEM fields. Katherine Johnson played...

Dr. June Bacon-Bercey's career included working for NOAA, the National Weather Service (NWS), and eventually an NBC TV station in Buffalo in 1970 as a scientific news correspondent, according to a tribute posted this month on AccuWeather.com.

Black History7 years ago

IN MEMORIAM: Trailblazing Meteorologist Dr. June Bacon-Bercey Remembered

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A pioneer in the field of meteorology, Bacon-Bercey, an African American, broke barriers by becoming the first woman meteorologist. Previously, she became the...

The initiative will scale up over five years, and it's expected to reach 10 million students by 2025 with support from various corporate partners. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History7 years ago

Discovery Education and Business Leaders Launch Unique STEM Initiative

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This world of work is most effective when the individuals contributing to and leading this evolution represent the diversity of our communities and...

The study found that ancestors of modern humans thrived for about 70,000 years in and around Botswana until climate change forced a migration out of the area. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History7 years ago

Australian Researchers Say Botswana is Ancestral Home of Modern Humans

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "It has been clear for some time that anatomically modern humans appeared in Africa roughly 200,000 years ago. What has been long debated...