Teen Science Cafe recap: Breast cancer research
…women make up the majority of breast cancer cases in America, Black/African American women have the highest cancer incident rates as a percentage of the population. Additionally, the average death…
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Planetarium Shows
…Flight Take a full-throttle adventure through the history and into the future of aeronautics. Tales of the American South Explore unique stories of the American South. The Little Star That…
Science LIVE!
…everything—it surrounds you, and can even change its appearance right before your eyes! We will learn about the states of matter, examine some tricky materials that exist between states of…
Hidden No More: Week 20 round-up
…innovation, Woods was a brilliant inventor of communication and electrical devices. But without capital to manufacture them, he had to sell his patents to General Electric, Westinghouse, and American Bell….
Jupiter Ball Through the Years
…blasted into space on the shuttle Discovery, becoming the third African American woman to accomplish this amazing feat. After a 20-year career at NASA, Joan pursued other opportunities before returning…
Hidden No More: Week 19 round-up
…blue baby syndrome. McKinley Thompson, Jr., Car Designer Ford Motor Company hired Thompson in 1956, after he’d completed a degree in transportation design. He was Ford’s first African American designer….
Hidden No More: Week 18 round-up
…his occupation as “photographer.” He later had a successful studio in Washington, D.C., and photographed many noted African Americans, including Charles Drew and Madam C. J. Walker. Valerie L. Thomas,…
Planned Giving
…a codicil to an existing will or 2) through the beneficiary designation of a life insurance policy or your retirement plan account. We encourage you to tell us if you…
Hidden No More: Week 16 round-up
…her student at West Virginia State College’s laboratory high school, remembered her as “a wonderful teacher.” Flemmie Kittrell, Nutritionist & Educator In 1936, Kittrell became the first African American woman…
Hidden No More: Week 14 round-up
…is the first African American involved in discovering an element. Charles Harrison, Industrial Designer Harrison was responsible for designing 100s of products sold by Sears. The first plastic trash bin…