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The other half will go to fund projects which request Townsend's King School or Bluford Series books, sold at $1 each, and to launch a partnership with DonorsChoose.org and nonprofit BetterLesson.org to help teachers turn the projects they are seeking funding for into shareable curriculum.

Helping Children Develop Connection to Books Shelly Banjo 2011

The first U.S. woman astronaut, Sally Ride, and the first African-American astronaut, Guion Bluford, were among its early crews.

One Last Spin Around the Planet Arian Campo-Flores 2011

Stewart tells the story of Bluford McGee, who “wrote an autobiography of his early life in Wilkes County” that painted a very genteel picture of North Carolina distilling.

CHASING the WHITE DOG MAX WATMAN 2010

Stewart tells the story of Bluford McGee, who “wrote an autobiography of his early life in Wilkes County” that painted a very genteel picture of North Carolina distilling.

CHASING the WHITE DOG MAX WATMAN 2010

Stewart tells the story of Bluford McGee, who “wrote an autobiography of his early life in Wilkes County” that painted a very genteel picture of North Carolina distilling.

CHASING the WHITE DOG MAX WATMAN 2010

While substituting for Guy Bluford in the SMS I had a ringside seat to some of this humor.

Riding Rockets Astronaut Mike Mullane 2006

We were mulling over these and a few other ideas when Dale Gardner snapped his attention to me, the Guy Bluford substitute, and exclaimed, No!

Riding Rockets Astronaut Mike Mullane 2006

When Guy Bluford was absent for an STS-8 simulation I received such a call and eagerly jumped on it.

Riding Rockets Astronaut Mike Mullane 2006

When Guy Bluford was absent for an STS-8 simulation I received such a call and eagerly jumped on it.

Riding Rockets Astronaut Mike Mullane 2006

From my perspective the racial integration of the astronaut office with Bluford, Gregory, McNair (all African American), and El Onizuka (Asian American) had occurred seamlessly.

Riding Rockets Astronaut Mike Mullane 2006