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Hidden Figures is a movie based on Hidden Figures is a movie based on Hidden Figures is a movie based on Hidden Figures is a movie based on actual events. While the movie actual events. While the movie actual events. While the movie actual events. While the movie dramatizes some aspects, it is true to dramatizes some aspects, it is true to dramatizes some aspects, it is true to dramatizes some aspects, it is true to the struggles of the women at the the struggles of the women at the the struggles of the women at the the struggles of the women at the center of the story. The victories for center of the story. The victories for center of the story. The victories for center of the story. The victories for racial and gender rights were not racial and gender rights were not racial and gender rights were not racial and gender rights were not achieved easily or quickly, and our achieved easily or quickly, and our achieved easily or quickly, and our achieved easily or quickly, and our work is not done. Today, NASA strives work is not done. Today, NASA strives work is not done. Today, NASA strives work is not done. Today, NASA strives to make sure their legacy of inclusion to make sure their legacy of inclusion to make sure their legacy of inclusion to make sure their legacy of inclusion and excellence lives on. and excellence lives on. and excellence lives on. and excellence lives on. As seen in the movie Hidden Figures, As seen in the movie Hidden Figures, As seen in the movie Hidden Figures, As seen in the movie Hidden Figures, NASA has a long-standing cultural NASA has a long-standing cultural NASA has a long-standing cultural NASA has a long-standing cultural commitment to excellence that is commitment to excellence that is commitment to excellence that is commitment to excellence that is largely driven by data, including data largely driven by data, including data largely driven by data, including data largely driven by data, including data about our people. And our data shows about our people. And our data shows about our people. And our data shows about our people. And our data shows progress is driven by questioning our progress is driven by questioning our progress is driven by questioning our progress is driven by questioning our assumptions and cultural prejudices assumptions and cultural prejudices assumptions and cultural prejudices assumptions and cultural prejudices – by embracing and nurturing all the – by embracing and nurturing all the – by embracing and nurturing all the – by embracing and nurturing all the talent we have available, regardless talent we have available, regardless talent we have available, regardless talent we have available, regardless of gender, race or other protected of gender, race or other protected of gender, race or other protected of gender, race or other protected status, to build a workforce as status, to build a workforce as status, to build a workforce as status, to build a workforce as diverse as its mission. This is how diverse as its mission. This is how diverse as its mission. This is how diverse as its mission. This is how we, as a nation, will take the next we, as a nation, will take the next we, as a nation, will take the next we, as a nation, will take the next giant leap in exploration. giant leap in exploration. giant leap in exploration. giant leap in exploration. In the 1960’s, NASA was on an In the 1960’s, NASA was on an In the 1960’s, NASA was on an In the 1960’s, NASA was on an ambitious journey to the moon, and ambitious journey to the moon, and ambitious journey to the moon, and ambitious journey to the moon, and the human computers portrayed in the human computers portrayed in the human computers portrayed in the human computers portrayed in Hidden Figures helped get us there. Hidden Figures helped get us there. Hidden Figures helped get us there. Hidden Figures helped get us there. Today, NASA is building a vibrant, Today, NASA is building a vibrant, Today, NASA is building a vibrant, Today, NASA is building a vibrant, innovative workforce that reflects a innovative workforce that reflects a innovative workforce that reflects a innovative workforce that reflects a vast diversity of discipline and vast diversity of discipline and vast diversity of discipline and vast diversity of discipline and thought, embracing and nurturing all thought, embracing and nurturing all thought, embracing and nurturing all thought, embracing and nurturing all the talent we have available, the talent we have available, the talent we have available, the talent we have available, regardless of gender, race or other regardless of gender, race or other regardless of gender, race or other regardless of gender, race or other protected status. protected status. protected status. protected status. 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