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☆ ‘Hidden Figures’ of the space race receive Congress’ highest honor at medal ceremony
  + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
AP —The hidden figures of the space race were recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony on Wednesday. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the families of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson and Christine Darden at the US Capitol. The Black women hired worked in a segregated unit of female mathematicians at what is now NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 – the nation’s highest civilian honor. Vaughan rose to become NASA’s first Black supervisor and Jackson was NASA’s first Black female engineer.
Persons: Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Christine Darden, ”, Margot Lee Shetterly, Hakeem Jeffries, Mike Johnson, Wanda Jackson, Andrew Harnik, NASA –, John Glenn, Vaughan, NASA’s, Jackson, Darden Organizations: Capitol, Darden, Advisory Committee, Aeronautics –, NASA, Langley Research Locations: Connecticut, U.S, Langley, Virginia
☆ A Nevada Air Force base planned a drag show to celebrate Pride Month. Pentagon leaders said no.
  + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The Pentagon canceled a drag show scheduled for the first day of Pride Month at a Nevada Air Force base. Defense Department officials told the Air Force base their Thursday show couldn't take place, NBC News first reported, citing two defense officials and a US official. Representatives for Nellis Air Force Base and the Pentagon did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment. "Drag queen story hours is not something that the department funds," Austin told the committee at the time, NBC News reported. "Consistent with Secretary Austin's congressional testimony, the Air Force will not host drag events at its installations or facilities.
Persons: Lloyd Austin, Mark Milley, Austin, —, Milley, Lawanda Jackson, CoCo Montrese, Carnie, Carnie Asada, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz Organizations: Pentagon, Nevada Air Force, NBC, Service, Privacy, Nellis Air Force Base, Pride, . Defense Department, Air Force, NBC News, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Austin, Nellis, Representatives, Facebook, Florida Rep, Armed Services Committee, Nellis Air Force, Twitter Locations: Nevada, Vegas, Austin
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