United Steelworkers Local 8888 announced they will host a Distinguished Trailblazer Reception on February 23 , to celebrate Black History Month and to honor the late Jackson was a Hampton native who became the first black female aerospace engineer at NASA in 1958, and is one of three black women portrayed as trailblazers in ‘Hidden Figures.’ Local 8888 has a special connection to Jackson and the inspiring movie, which has grossed more than $110 million since it opened Christmas Day last year.
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We are legend’: Navy bids farewell to – unmatched’ Enterprise
The U.S. Navy on Friday said farewell to the USS Enterprise , after more than five decades, in a decommissioning ceremony at Newport News Shipbuilding. The ceremony was held on a cold and overcast day in February, one day before the 59th anniversary of the ship’s keel being laid.