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Main sources for the MIT Black History Project include the Institute Archives, the MIT Museum, campus publications, and members of the MIT community. Oral history is also a valuable evidentiary tool, supplementing and enriching the store of more traditional historical evidence. Additionally, the project draws material from relevant collections and publications at large.

Joy Buolamwini 'G: Search for Hidden Figures Grand Prize Winner

22-year-old Tiera Guinn already works with NASA (2017)

Last Rendez-Vous (Ron's Piece) - "Challenger" (1986)

Wonder Women of Science (2021)

Baba Jubal Harris

Baba Jubal Harris discusses Willie Ray 'Karimi' Mackey, ca. 2016

Tiera Fletcher: Finding the purpose that propels us (2023)

Ronald E. McNair celebrates return from NASA Mission STS 41-B (1984)

Ronald E. McNair Building Dedication, Center for Space Research (1986)

Brian Michael Bendis: The Julius Schwartz Lecture (2018)

Eyes on the Stars: Ron McNair (2013)

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