Hidden Figure 👩🏽🚀 Dedication, #HBCU Chiefs in DC, @CollectivePAC Endorses Phil Jones, Crab & Q to Honor @WinsomeSears
HAMPTON, VA — On September 17, a new community center in Hampton opened and named after NASA scientist Mary Jackson. 👩🏽🚀
Mary Jackson was a NASA aerospace engineer from Hampton, Virginia. Jackson was one of the women featured in the award-winning book and film Hidden Figures, she was played by singer Janelle Monáe. Jackson was part of the West Area Computing pool that helped the U.S. space program get to the moon. Jackson worked to further the careers of other women at NASA during her career.
RIBBON CUTTING. The new community center located at 231 Lincoln Street in Hampton was dedicated on September 17 and named after Jackson — The Mary W. Jackson Neighborhood Center.
The location features a gym, locker rooms, a fitness area, kitchen, small meeting rooms, and a larger multipurpose room. Outdoors, the park contains a basketball court, a picnic area, a playground, an outdoor fireplace and gathering area, and a multi-purpose field for events and large-scale, outdoor activities.
#HBCU Event in DC Attended by Virginia’s HBCU Leaders
WASHINGTON DC — The National HBCU Week Conference is going on this week in the nation’s capital and Virginia is well represented. The event focused on Historically Black Colleges and Universities seeks to “provides a forum to exchange information and share innovations among and between institutions” according to a press release. Federal agencies, private sector companies, and philanthropic organizations present ideas at the conference and three of four HBCU presidents attended the event.
CollectivePAC Endorses Phil Jones for Newport News Mayor
👊🏽 COLLECTIVE PAC ENDORSES JONES FOR NEWPORT NEWS MAYOR. The Collective PAC, the nation’s largest political action committee dedicated to increasing Black political engagement, representation, and power across all levels of government — endorsed a slate of 42 candidates for state and local races across 23 states.
COLLECTIVE PAC was launched five years by Quentin and Stephanie James.
The Newport News race for Mayor is one of the hardest races of the 2022 cycle in Virginia to predict. There are four candidates on the ballot: Phil Jones, Tina Vick, Saundra Cherry and David Jenkins. The candidates will share the ballot with federal election candidates for Congress — so predicting the winner will be even trickier than usual.
FROM COLLECTIVE PAC: “The Collective PAC is focused on creating a truly equitable democracy where our nation’s local, state, and federal governments have diverse and talented elected leadership and Black people are fully represented in positions of power.”
Richmond: Crab & Q to Honor Lt. Governor Winsome Sears
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