HBCUs Still Produce Hidden Figures Because We Keep Hiding Them
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West Virginia State University last week honored alumna and iconic mathematician Katherine Johnson, unveiling a statue bearing her likeness on the campus grounds. Johnson, who at 100 years old is receiving but a share of the accolades overdue her for breaking ground in gender and racial equity in the hyper-competitive fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, is a living symbol that human ingenuity and intelligence will always live outside of biases and census checkboxes. Movies, commencement speeches, and statues serve her legacy well.
HBCUs Still Produce Hidden Figures Because We Keep Hiding Them
HBCUs Still Produce Hidden Figures Because We…
HBCUs Still Produce Hidden Figures Because We Keep Hiding Them
West Virginia State University last week honored alumna and iconic mathematician Katherine Johnson, unveiling a statue bearing her likeness on the campus grounds. Johnson, who at 100 years old is receiving but a share of the accolades overdue her for breaking ground in gender and racial equity in the hyper-competitive fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, is a living symbol that human ingenuity and intelligence will always live outside of biases and census checkboxes. Movies, commencement speeches, and statues serve her legacy well.