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Today we are highlighting Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in space! On September 12, 1992 Mae boarded the space shuttle, Endeavor, spending 190 hours in space. Fun fact: Mae speaks four different languages-- English, Russian, Japanese and Swahili! #BlackHistoryMonth

Many professors tell you that you’d be good at this or that, but they don’t always help you with that career path. Professor Claytor made sure I was prepared to be a research mathematician. - Katherine Johnson on William Claytor #BlackHistoryMonth