NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will host a Black History Month observance on Feb. 23. The keynote speaker will be former NASA astronaut Leland Melvin, veteran of space shuttle missions STS-122 and STS-129. The event is scheduled for 10-11 a.m. at Marshall’s Activities Building 4316.
The theme of this year’s Black History Month is “A Century of Black Life, History, and Culture.” Scheduled activities include performances by the First Missionary Baptist Church Daycare Center and the Voices of Marshall Chorus. Ethnic food sampling will be available.
News media interested in covering the event should contact Betty Humphery of the Marshall Public & Employee Communications Office at 256-617-3658 or no later than 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20.
For more information about Melvin, view his official bio: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/melvin.html
Media Contact
Betty Humphery
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
256-544-0034
betty.b.humphery@nasa.gov