Discover the untold story of the first black astronauts in the Space Race, as they broke barriers and faced challenges.
This National Geographic Documentary documentary explores the journeys of our first Black astronauts and will ignite interest in the field.
Agenda
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Gathering and Welcome
The Ethics Project
1:15 PM – 2:45 PM
Screening – The Space Race
The Ethics Project
2:45 PM – 3:20 PM
Panel and Audience Conversation
3:20 PM – 3:30 PM
Wrap Up, Thank you, and Exit
The Ethics Project
Date and time
Saturday, February 24 · 1 – 3:30pm CST
About this event
- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Mobile eTicket
Spark your teen’s imagination. Show them the possibilities.
THE SPACE RACE weaves together the stories of Black astronauts seeking to break the bonds of social injustice to reach for the stars, including Guion Bluford, Ed Dwight, and Charles Bolden among many others.
This program is open to middle and high school students, their parents, guardians, teachers, and anyone with an interest in space exploration or science. We will have a screening of this outstanding documentary followed by a conversation between a panel of experts and student attendees.
In THE SPACE RACE, directors Lisa Cortés and Diego Hurtado de Mendoza profile the pioneering Black pilots, scientists, and engineers who joined NASA to serve their country in space, even as their country failed to achieve equality for them back on Earth. From 1963, when the assassination of JFK thwarted Captain Ed Dwight’s quest to reach the moon, to 2020, when the echoes of the civil unrest sparked by the killing of George Floyd reached the International Space Station, the story of African Americans at NASA is a tale of world events colliding with the aspirations of uncommon men. The bright dreams of Afrofuturism become reality in THE SPACE RACE, turning science fiction into science fact, and forever redefining what “the right stuff” looks like, giving us new heroes to celebrate, and a fresh history to explore.
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Location
St. Louis Public Library – Central Library1301 Olive Street St. Louis, MO 63103Show map