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Reposted from @nasa Tonight, count the stars and remember a trailblazer. We're saddened by the passing of celebrated mathematician Katherine Johnson. Her spirit and determination helped lead us into a new era in space exploration, and for that we are grateful. Once a "human computer", she famously calculated the flight trajectory for Alan Shepard, the first American in space. And when we began to use electronic computers for calculations, astronaut John Glenn said that he’d trust the computers only after Johnson personally checked the math. Her calculations proved as critical to the success of the Apollo Moon landing program and the start of the Space Shuttle program, as they did to those first steps on the country's journey into space. We celebrate her 101 years of life and honor her legacy of excellence that broke down racial and social barriers. What does Katherine Johnson’s legacy mean to you? Share in the comments. #KatherineJohnson #HiddenFigures #trailblazer #rip - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/B89n1nOFvyN/?igshid=kk1nwtb1dj24

@Regrann from @theblaquelioness - "Some historians have stated it would have been impossible for a person who neither reads nor writes to have related the stories of the Civil War in such detail as Magee without having served in the conflict. One historian stated that Magee talked with 'rare intelligence and seldom rambled' in telling of his participation in the Civil War. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ ➖➖➖ He lived to be, according to history and the data that we’ve collected throughout the Internet, he was 130 years of age when he passed away in 1971. Sylvester Magee had no birth certificate, but chancery court records in Covington County list him and his father as being passed on to the next of kin when their owner died in 1859. Mr. Magee always insisted his birthday was May 29th, 1841. Now as if being 130 years old when he died weren’t enough, there are a couple of OTHER significant details about his life and death that sets him apart. Not only was that old, but he was the last American slave (slavery victim in America) to die. And, because he did service with the Union Army in the siege of Vicksburg, he was the last Union Veteran to die. And since he started the war as an arms bearer to his master on the side of the South, he is perhaps also the last CONFEDERATE veteran to die. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ He’s listed in the book 'Black Confederates.' His accounts of the Union Army crossing the Big Black River after the Battle of Champion Hill on their way into Vicksburg convinced historian A. P. Andrews he had to have been there, since Mr. Magee couldn’t read or write. How else could he have known all the minute details and names of the officers? 😊 And don’t forget, he also lived to be 130 years of age." ♥️ Source Sylvester Magee’s unmarked grave MSNewsNow.com -- blackthen.com ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ #SylvesterMagee #BlackHistory #theblaquelioness - #regrann

Happy International Negro Freedom day... @Regrann from @womanwholovestruth - Happy Emancipation Day! - #regrann Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. John 8:36 NKJV

Fellas...give ear to wisdom... stop/don't let money whore (and I do mean whore) you in a relationship or a marriage...don't sacrifice your self-respect self-esteem position and importance in the family for financial comfort. This isn't my story...but it's very similar... @Regrann from @darkskinwomen - Abuse does not just happen from male to female, it can be female to male, female to female etc.. #Repost @penciledcelebrities ・・・ I am NOT here to be abused by you emotionally, physically and psychologically because "FINANCIALLY" you make more than me! Just remember who I am supposed to be to. I am a man, I am a father, I am a provider, I am a protector, but most importantly, I am a human being first and everything else second. I am strong but my love for you makes it seem as if I'm weak. I may appear okay to you because you never hit me and left any physical marks but your rage, your insults and your shaming over who the breadwinner is increases the deficit of my manhood more than you can ever imagine. (TAG A FRIEND) #penciledcelebrities #abused #abuse - #regrann #truth #ego #family #wisdom #allthesefacts

@Regrann from @history - 63 years ago today Thurgood Marshall won the case of Brown v. Board of Education, ruling segregation in public schools unconstitutional. Pictured here are the attorneys who argued the case standing in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building after the Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. Left to right is the late George E.C. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall and James Nabrit, Jr. #ThisDayinHistory - #regrann

And they are never not funny lol @Regrann from @history - On this day in history 1781, the German-born English astronomer William Hershel discovers Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun. - #regrann

@Regrann from @christloved - @Regrann from @history - On this day in 1827, a group of masked and costumed students dance through the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana, marking the beginning of the city’s famous Mardi Gras celebrations. The holiday has since grown to a giant celebration in multiple cities internationally and celebrates religion, culture food and history. (📷 Getty Images) - #regrann - #regrann

I went to a small school so I got to rep it extra hard @Regrann from @tarletonstate - New Texan Rider Logo was revealed today at 12:00 p.m. - #regrann

@Regrann from @history - On January 7, 1927, the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team travels 48 miles west from Chicago to play their first game in Hinckley, Illinois. (📷 Getty Images) - #regrann