John Glenn Archives - Harlem World Magazine

America’s Katherine Johnson, The Fabulous Mathematician Who Blasted NASA’s Barriers

We don't call it a tragedy when a renowned person dies after the century mark, especially if that person is brilliant NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson. Continue reading

MJ Harlem 9 Hosts Free Screening Of “The Hate U Give” For Students, Youth Orgs (Video)

When The Hate U Give opens for limited release this weekend in New York City, 20th Century Fox and AMC Theatres will offer a free screening for local youth-serving organizations at Magic Johnson Harlem 9. Continue reading

Join Aldis Hodge Of “Hidden Figures” At AOL Build

Join Aldis Hodge when he swings by to talk about “Hidden Figures.”Continue reading

HW Pick: “Hidden Figures”, New Movie With Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer And Janelle Monáe (Video)

Hidden Figures is the incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe)—brilliant African-American women working at NASA.Continue reading

Join The Creators Of “Hidden Figures” At AOL Build

In theaters on January 6, 2017, “Hidden Figures” is a biographical drama depicting the incredible untold story of brilliant African-American women working at NASA...Continue reading

HW Pick: “Hidden Figures,” By Margot Lee Shetterly

Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used pencils, slide rules and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space.Continue reading