Who were/are some prominent black mathematicians?

Katherine Johnson. Black Female NASA Genius Who Helped Send the First American Into Space https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2gCsxUGkNs Who Is Katherine Johnson? > “Get the girl to check the numbers. read more

Black mathematicians and their works. Paul, Richard; Moss, Steven (2015). We Could Not Fail: The First African Americans in the Space Program. University of Texas Press. Shetterly, Margot Lee (2016). Hidden Figures: The American dream and the untold story of the black women mathematicians who helped win the space race. Walker, Erica N (2014). read more

Cox was a brilliant mathematician that became the first black person to earn a Ph.D in mathematics. Elbert Frank Cox Cox overcame many difficulties due to his race. read more