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(L-R) Margot Lee Shetterly and Stephanie Wilson (NASA Astronaut and Engineer) at Mandarin Orietal Hotel In NYC. (MMoore Photo) *Margot Lee Shetterly (Author, Executive Producer/” Hidden Figures“) is an important part of history having had a hand in bringing one of the country’s most hidden—a calculated subterfuge—black stories to be unveiled. Shetterly is the author […]

Janelle Monae Speaks to Students at Spelman’s Hidden Figures Q&A *In celebration of Hidden Figures, Janelle Monáe hosted a private dinner with Stem Leaders on Tuesday, November 15th in Atlanta at Livingston Restaurant + Bar. Janelle also spoke to students at Spelman Convocation at Spelman College for a special Hidden Figures Q&A Discussion on Thursday, […]

[…] Glenn (Glen Powell). (Hopper Stone Photo) *We bet a lot of folks in Hollywood and beyond didn’t see this coming. We’re talking about the fact that “ Hidden Figures” is now the highest grossing Oscar nominated film of the year. The movie that tells the story of three black women, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary […]

*As we predicted in an earlier story, “ Hidden Figures” didn’t knock Disney’s “Rogue One” out of the number one box office position, but boy oh boy did it come close. In fact, in some corners of the industry, the 20th Century Fox film is being seen as the winner in a dead heat. The […]

Janelle Monae, Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer in “ Hidden Figures” *The social media reaction to Fox 2000’s first trailer for “Hidden Figures” was so strong after its debut during the Olympics that the studio and its production company Chernin Entertainment are already thinking about giving it an awards season push. The Ted Melfi-directed […]

Margot Lee Shetterly, author of the book Hidden Figures, at the Dec. 10, 2016, New York red carpet event for the major motion picture based on her book *NASA will host a panel discussion and reading from the book Hidden Figures, now a major motion picture, with about 350 students of Washington schools at 10 […]

[…] stands any kind of chance of being nominated for an Oscar at this point, Twentieth Century Fox is filling the slot with its other black release, “ Hidden Figures.” The space-race drama starring Taraji P. Henson, is now set for an Oscar-qualifying release on Christmas Day. Sounds like a smart move to us. Additionally, the […]

Katherine Johnson, left, and Christine Darden at the Hampton History Museum, in Hampton, Va., on Aug. 26, 2016. In the book “ Hidden Figures,” which is being made into a movie, the two former NASA mathematicians discuss the matter-of-fact way they approached their work during the space race and the new history about their careers […]

[…] happened to veteran actress Octavia Spencer. But first the background. This past Thursday (12-15-16), First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a private screening for the new film “ Hidden Figures.” As we’ve reported, the film stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae and other cast members, including Kevin Costner, were at the White House […]

[…] the advertising world. No doubt, this lack of representation made it possible for Simplicity to promote a new pattern honoring the vintage styles seen in the movie Hidden Figures which features a White woman in the advertisement. Simplicity is a long standing brand for clothing designs. If you are a seamstress, undoubtedly at some point […]

*We have lift off for “ Hidden Figures.” Fox’s film about the African American mathematicians who proved invaluable during the early days of NASA has topped Disney-Lucasfilm’s “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” by about $1 million for the No. 1 spot at the North American box office, with $22.8 million at 2,471 sites, final […]

*NASA scientists are headed to Hollywood for a panel called “ Hidden Figures/Modern Figures: A Journey of Breakthroughs in Cinema and Space Travel,” a joint effort between NASA and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Science and Technology Council. On the panel, set for Wednesday (Nov. 29) at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in […]

[…] job.” Henson will not be up for an Oscar at this Sunday’s ceremony, but Melfi believes her work speaks for itself. “I think her work in ‘ Hidden Figures’ is stunning, and groundbreaking,” Melfi says. “Anyone who could watch her on ‘Empire’ as Cookie and then see her in and not think she’s one of […]

*Academy Award nominations were announced Tuesday morning, with Best Drama Golden Globe winner “Moonlight” facing “Fences” and “ Hidden Figures” for Best Picture. All three films also have actors receiving nominations: “Moonlight’s” Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris for supporting actor and actress; Denzel Washington for best actor and his “Fences” co-star  Viola Davis for supporting actress, and “Hidden Figures” star Octavia Spencer, nabbing her […]

Michelle Obama speaks at a White House screening of “ Hidden Figures” *While hosting a private White House screening of “Hidden Figures” on Thursday, Michelle Obama spoke about the film’s “remarkable” and “important” account of three black female engineers and mathematicians who enabled astronaut John Glenn to orbit the earth. “We sought out the very best […]