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In 2006, African Americans constituted 12.4 percent of computer science bachelorâs degree recipients, roughly equivalent to the percentage of African Americans in the United States population, 12.8. The resolution also recognizes Clarence âSkipâ Ellis, the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in computer science. Dr. Ellis received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1969. âFebruary is Black History Month, and there is no better way to celebrate than to recognize the accomplishments of the African Americans throughout the country who have earned degrees in computer science,â Congresswoman Johnson said.
Guy Bluford became the first African American in space on Aug. 30, 1983, aboard the Challenger on NASA's eight space shuttle mission (STS-8).