Friday, December 16, 2016

First Lady Michelle Obama Hosts 'Hidden Figures' Screening At The White House

(Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) courtesy of The Grio
Thursday, First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a private screening of 'Hidden Figures' at The White House. The film tells the story of three African-American women who provide NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program's first successful mission.

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“We sought out the very best minds in math and engineering at the time, people with diverse perspectives who could think in ways that no one had ever thought before — people like many of you in this room, the people like Katherine Johnson, and Mary Jackson, and Dorothy Vaughan,” she said, naming the NASA employees Hidden Figures was based on.

 Hidden Figures will premiere in select theaters on December 25th and nationwide January 6th. The cast live tweeted the event last night. Check out some of the photos below.

What are your thoughts on the upcoming film? Do you plan on seeing it when it hits theaters? 
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Mike "Orie" Mosley is a freelance writer/photographer and cultural advocate from St. Louis. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Arts, Entertainment & Media Management from Columbia College Chicago and a Masters in Higher Education Administration from LSU. He is also the co-founder of music and culture website http://ift.tt/1QXC23X. In his spare time, he's probably listening to hip hop & neo soul music, hitting up brunch or caught up in deep conversations about Black music. You can follow him on Twitter @mike_orie or on Instagram @mikeorie



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