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Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson was an American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights.

August 26, 1918 - February 24, 2020

El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz better known as Malcolm X, was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement. He is best known for his staunch and controversial black racial advocacy, and for time spent as the vocal spokesperson of the Nation of Islam.

Today is his 55th anniversary of his assassination!

May 19, 1925 - February 21, 1965

Quote:

“Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.”

facts:

1. In 1964, Malcolm X made a pilgrimage to Mecca and changed his name to el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz.

2. MALCOLM X’S PARENTS WERE HARASSED INTO MOVING BY RACISTS MORE THAN ONCE.

3. MALCOLM X GREW UP IN FOSTER HOMES.

4. MALCOLM X DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL AFTER DISCOURAGEMENT FROM HIS TEACHER.

5. MALCOLM X CONVERTED TO THE NATION OF ISLAM WHILE HE WAS IN JAIL.

6. THE FBI CREATED A FILE FOR MALCOLM X AFTER HE WROTE TO PRESIDENT TRUMAN

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Dorothy Jean Dandridge was an American film and theatre actress, singer, and dancer. She is one of the first black actresses to have a successful Hollywood career and the first to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1954 film Carmen Jones.

Hattie McDaniel was an American actress of stage and screen, professional singer-songwriter, and comedian. She is best known for her role as "Mammy" in Gone with the Wind, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first Oscar won by a black entertainer.