Yeah yeah, I get it. Sonia Sotomayor will be, if confirmed, the first Latina and only 3rd woman to sit on the Supreme Court. But why isn't anyone talking about the other first? President Obama has named Retired Maj. Charles Bolden to be the head of NASA. He'll be the first African-American to hold this position. I think it's awesome. He's a celebrated serviceman and after retiring, enrolled as a fellow at Harvard to study ways to improve healthcare for African-Americans, specifically those suffering with sickle cell anemia. Our kids need to see that there exists exciting careers in science and mathematics.
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