To push this message further, screenings will take place across 12 markets for over 1000 future tech divas over the next two weeks. The movie tells the incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson—brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history.
20th Century Fox and Black Girls CODE have partnered to create FutureKatherineJohnsons.com, a website built by and profiling the next generation of young women poised to make a difference in our world the same way that Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson did at NASA, as told in the upcoming film, HIDDEN FIGURES. More than 1,000 girls from Black Girls CODE chapters across the US will attend screenings of the film to celebrate the groundbreaking work of women of color who helped our nation succeed in the Space Race of the 60s.
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Watch it now on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD Digital HD http://bit.ly/HidFigDHDYT Blu-ray & DVD http://bit.ly/HFPHYYT HIDDEN FIGURES is the incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson (Taraji P.
Founded in 2011, Black Girls CODE is a not-for-profit organization focused on introducing girls from underrepresented communities ages 7 to 17 to the field of technology. Their mission is to increase the women of color in the digital space and diversify the tech industry.
“We’re so proud to partner with 20th Century Fox and have our girls participate in the FutureKatherineJohnsons.com website,” Black Girls CODE founder Kimberly Bryant said. “Building a tech future for young women of color across the country not only depends on the work of partners like 20th Century Fox, but it also relies on these girls learning the history of the great trailblazers like Katherine, Dorothy and Mary who came before them and paved the way. By seeing the story of these great women of NASA on the big screen, our girls can see themselves as the future tech leaders and innovators of today and tomorrow.”
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Hidden Figures tells the incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson—brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the great race to space. These “hidden figures” paved the way for future generations of women of all colors in STEM.
Starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell & Kimberly Quinn, “Hidden Figures” opens in select theaters Christmas Day, and everywhere January 6th, 2017.
To see the future of STEM and the work of BGC members, visit FutureKatherineJohnsons.com.
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About Black Girls CODE:
Founded in 2011 by Kimberly Bryant, Black Girls Code is a not-for-profit organization, headquartered in San Francisco, focused on providing a technological education to girls of color between the ages of 7-17. Black Girls CODE’s organizational vision is to increase the number of women of color in the digital space by empowering girls of color ages 7 to 17 to become leaders in their communities, innovators in STEM fields, and builders of their own futures through exposure to computer science and technology.
About 21st Century Fox:
21st Century Fox is the world’s premier portfolio of cable, broadcast, film, pay TV and satellite assets spanning six continents across the globe. Reaching more than 1.8 billion subscribers in approximately 50 local languages every day, 21st Century Fox is home to a global portfolio of cable and broadcasting networks and properties, including FOX, FX, FXX, FXM, FS1, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, FOX Sports, Fox Sports Network, National Geographic, STAR India, 28 local television stations in the U.S. and more than 350 international channels; film studio Twentieth Century Fox Film; and television production studios Twentieth Century Fox Television and a 50% ownership interest in Endemol Shine Group. The Company also holds a 39.1% ownership interest in Sky, Europe’s leading entertainment company, which serves 22 million customers across five countries. For more information about 21st Century Fox, please visit www.21CF.com.