Watch Amanda Gorman recite her poem, The Hill We Climb, at President Joe Biden's Inauguration, 1/20/21.
Read her poem.
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Events
For more information on ASALH's 2021 Virtual Black History Month Festival, please visit their website.
Montgomery County Public Libraries is celebrating Black History Month with a series of author talks, lectures, arts and crafts, story times and more.  These events are VIRTUAL and FREE to attend for children and adults.
SSL Activities
Ongoing:  Video Exchange Scholar - Black History Month Focused
Scholars from the Ghanaian and American programs will meet Saturdays to exchange research and perspectives on Black histories, presents, and futures. This program will continue with Black history related programming with other focused areas that apply to Black History Month, including but not limited to Women’s History Month, Global Youth Services Day, and Mandela Day.
Learn About Contributors in STEM
Slides prepared by Miguel Mitchell
Annie J. Easley
Computer Scientist, Mathematician, Rock Scientist
Lonnie George Johnson
Inventor, Engineer, Inventor of Super Soaker
Mary Maynard Daly
Biochemist
Guion Bluford
American Aerospace Engineer
Anna Johnson Julian
Ph.D in Sociology
Percy Lavon Julian
Research Chemist, Pioneer in the Chemical Synthesis of Medical Drugs from Plants
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