July 29, 2016 in Modern Worthies Stacey Kozel The Paralyzed Woman Hiking the Appalachian Trail After lupus left her legs permanently paralyzed, Kozel found some leg braces that would help her stand and walk. So she decided to hike the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail.
July 28, 2016 Rocketeer sequel promises black woman as lead Disney recently hired writers to script a reboot/sequel to 1991's The Rocketeer. The new movie will star a "young African-American female pilot" who takes up the Rocketeer mantle after the events of the first movie.
July 27, 2016 in Ask Jason Learning to Listen The next RP entry (and the planned one after that) are being put on the backburner while I wait to hear back from the tribe who serves as gatekeeper for their stories. Here's why.
July 26, 2016 in Modern Worthies Nzingha Prescod Olympian Fencer Nzingha is only 23 years old and already competing in her second Olympics.
July 23, 2016 Wonder Woman trailer The first trailer for the upcoming Wonder Woman movie debuted this weekend at San Diego Comic Con.
July 21, 2016 in Modern Worthies Sam Gordon The Face of Girls' Tackle Football After a video of her tackling boys in peewee football at eight years old went viral, Gordon has inspired the creation of the United State's first all-female tackle football league.
July 20, 2016 in Community RP reader Ananya Shah kills it at National History Day Inspired by the RP post on Ida B. Wells, National History Fair winner Ananya Shah did an amazing performance of Wells' trip to England.
July 20, 2016 10-Year-Old Accidentally Creates New Molecule in Science Class Clara Lazen discovered tetranitratoxycarbon and is listed as co-author of a paper on the molecule.