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Nasa Astronaut Named Person of the Year
NASA Astronaut Leland Melvin has been announced Person of the Year by the African American website Let's Talk Honestly at www.letstalkhonestly.com
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January 4, 2008 (FPRC) -- Hi everyone this is George Cook of the African American web site Let's Talk Honestly I am proud to announce the 2007 Let's Talk Honestly Person of the year ( www.letstalkhonestly.com ). Astronaut Leland D. Melvin.
Leland Melvin will be on the next shuttle mission STS 122 in 2008. Mr Melvin is a former NFL player, a chemist and an astronaut.
Alot of thought went into this choice. I was trying to find someone who was not only a great role model and who was doing something postive but someone who shattered stereotypes. Leland Melvin ceratinly does that.
I picked Mr. Melvin because he is a great example of what a education can do for African American children when it's stressed in the household. He also is showing black kids they can succeed in something other than sports and entertainment. This is an example that is greatly needed in the African American Community.
Leland Melvin has traveled across the country, talking to thousands of students and teachers about space exploration, and inspiring them to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Careers they may have never even thought about.
Congratulations to Leland Melvin on being selected the inaugural LTH Person of the Year for not only setting a great example but for encouraging others to follow it.
Learn more about Mr. Melvin here: http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/LTHpersonoftheyear.html
George Cook
www.letstalkhonestly.com
Send an email to George Cook of Let\\\\
908 963 3824
Keywords:
NASA, African American, Science
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