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Person of color set ablaze by white men in Wisconsin

Person of color set ablaze by white men in Wisconsin

The four attackers additionally considered Althea Bernstein a racial slur. On Wednesday (June 24), a Black lady in Madison, Wisconsin apparently endured severe singeing after four white men tossed lighter liquid and a lighter at her face while she was in her vehicle. Talking with Madison 365, 18-year-old EMT Althea Bernstein said the aggressors hollered a racial slur at her before the assault.

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NASA home office to be named after Mary W. Jackson

NASA home office to be named after Mary W. Jackson

The NASA central station working in Washington, D.C. will be named after Mary W. Jackson, the office’s first African-American female designer whose spearheading story was depicted in the 2016 film Hidden Figures. “Mary W. Jackson was a piece of a gathering of significant ladies who helped NASA prevail with regards to getting American space explorers into space,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine reported on Wednesday (June 24). “Mary never acknowledged the norm; she helped tear obstructions and open doors for African Americans and ladies in the field of building and innovation.” 

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