School To Be Renamed After NASA’s First Black Woman Engineer

Source: Smith Collection/Gado / Getty

Mary Jackson was NASA’s first Black woman engineer. Jackson was featured in the movie “Hidden Figures” and now a school in Utah will be renamed after her. The Root mentioned that the Salt Lake City Board of Education voted to make this change.

Follow @TheRSMS

The school used to be named after former president, Andrew Jackson, but not for long. Jana Edward, the school’s principal said the event was unifying and, “We are now recognized as the only school named after a [black] woman in Salt Lake District. We also wanted to be very cognizant we are a college-going culture. She had a college degree where President Andrew Jackson did not. Also it means we get to recognize a black woman who became the first black female NASA engineer.”

Jackson was a trailblazer and hero. The school is hoping Jackson’s family can come participate in the celebration, but hasn’t heard a response back. We are so happy that Mary Jackson received this honor.

RELATED: How “Black Panther” Helped To Generate Over $80 Million For Georgia’s Economy

RELATED: NASA Names New Research Facility After “Hidden Figures” Engineer Katherine Johnson

RELATED: NASA Welcomes Jessica Watkins To Newest Class Of Astronauts

The Latest:

• President Trump Confirms U.S.-Israeli Attacks On Iran
• Red Carpet Rundown: Swoon-Worthy Celebrity Looks From The 57th Annual NAACP Image Awards Creative Honors
• Nourish & Protect: 5 Beauty Products To Shop In Honor of National Strawberry Day
• New Music Fridays 2026: Juvenile, Bruno Mars, Domani & More Release, Vol. 5
• Burger King Tests AI Headsets to Monitor Customer Service and Streamline Operations
• Omar Epps 'Moses The Black' Crime Drama With Wiz Khalifa & Quavo Gets Release Date
• Grant Williams Claims LeBron James Had A House In The NBA Bubble & Immediately Walks It Back
• 'Scary Movie 6' Leak: 'M3GAN', 'Sinners', 'Get Out' & More Among Spoofs
• Sybil Wilkes Breaks Down What We Need to Know: February 27, 2026
• Prince Estate, Other Notable Artists Deny Music For ‘Melania’ Doc

[ione_media_gallery id=”1755299″ overlay=”true”]