Black History Month
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Press Releases
Apple introduces the 2025 Black Unity Collection
Apple today unveiled a new Black Unity Collection to honor Black History Month, and celebrate Black culture and community. Inspired by the rhythm of humanity, the collection includes a special-edition Apple Watch Black Unity Sport Loop, a matching watch face, and iPhone and iPad wallpapers. As part of the launch, Apple is supporting several global organizations whose work focuses on…
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NASA
Langley Celebrates Black History Month: Clayton Turner
Clayton P. Turner serves as the Director of NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. His career at NASA Langley has spanned 33 years. His experiences prior to his career with NASA include three years of military service. He graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y. with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. Who or what inspired you…
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Honoring Black Astronauts During Black History Month 2024
In honor of Black History Month, we recognize the contributions of Black astronauts to our nation’s space programs. Coming to NASA from a variety of backgrounds as military pilots, engineers, scientists, and physicians, these astronauts have made history-making contributions participating in space shuttle missions to perform critical tasks such as deploying and retrieving satellites, performing spacewalks, conducting science and technology…
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Wreaths Across America Expands FREE TEACH Program to Include Black History Month Curriculum for Educators
National nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) announces free access for educators with lesson plans highlighting Black History Month (February) curriculum. The WAA TEACH program, spearheaded by retired educator and Gold Star Mother Cindy Tatum, aims to equip educators with a service-based curriculum to instill the values of freedom and honor in students nationwide. In 1976, President Gerald Ford officially recognized…
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Royal Canadian Mint commemorates Black History today and every day with coin featuring the Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad, the famous network of safe houses and secret routes that helped enslaved people of African descent escape to freedom in Canada, is the subject of the Royal Canadian Mint’s latest issue in its ongoing Commemorating Black History coin series. Launched in conjunction with the start of Black History Month, this silver collector coin designed by Toronto artist Kwame Delfish, portrays in a unique…
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Check out this free Smithsonian exhibit on African American aerospace pioneers
In honor of Black History Month, the Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution released a free online exhibit celebrating African American achievements in aerospace. https://airandspace.si.edu/highlighted-topics-/african-american-pioneers-aviation-and-space Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the museums located in Washington, D.C. and Virginia are currently closed. However, you can still learn about these inspiring individuals and the adversity they faced while making significant contributions…
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NASA
NASA Celebrates Black History Month with Lessons from African American Leaders
As part of its celebration of Black History Month, NASA will host a virtual discussion at 12 p.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 10, featuring a panel of current and past agency leaders. The prerecorded event will air on NASA Television and the agency’s website, as well as via Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and the NASA App. Spanning missions from Apollo to Artemis, “The Power of African American…
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Apple celebrates Black History Month
To celebrate Black History Month, Apple is bringing customers a variety of new and updated collections and exclusive content that highlight and amplify Black creators, artists, developers, and businesses. From curated features across the App Store, Apple Music, the Apple TV app, Apple Books, and Apple Podcasts, to new Apple Maps Guides, the Apple Watch Black Unity Collection, Today at…
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