NASA Engineer Follows in Father’s Footsteps, Proves Doubters Wrong | Black History Month

Kenneth Harris II works as a mechanical engineer at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Prince George’s County in Maryland. He said he wants to show people of color that there’s a path for them toward STEM careers. More about Harris can be found on his website, www.kennethfharris.com.
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[@javionriley8739]

Who this bro reminds me of myself!! 🙌🏿🙌🏿🖤 My church member is the famous astronaut Charles bolden!! Who inspired me to become a mechanical engineer!! I’ve always had people in my inner family & racist teacher who tried to deter me away from mechanical engineering!! But I kept following my dreams despite failing classes & taking 10 years to graduate {graduated high school in 2008 got my associates in science in 2014 then got my B.S. in mechanical engineering in 2019} I made it 🙌🏿

[@maewalker6053]

A powerful message to share with our black young men!!!! Awesome relationship between a father and son!!

[@MrKasa1989]

I got my master in engineering!!!! Can I get some love.

[@Dariusissocool]

Proud of you!

[@hitmonlee6062]

Love

[@tinasmith5752]

THIS IS WHY:
*INTELLIGENT BLACK FATHERS ARE SO IMPORTANT!

[@misunderstoodkj]

Positive fathers are important.*

[@kimeli]

only 3.4k views after 3 years, it shows how unimportant this is.

[@emmanueldamour1521]

Black women this is who you have babies for not future and NBA young boy

[@Dariusissocool]

Proud of you Black Man!!!!

[@DevsLikeUs]

Great story.

[@joeballer4036]

Bro his dad looks so young and youthful!!

[@jayphillips5831]

Am i the only kid here because of zoom class work

[@nonswirlzone]

👍🏾

[@travelingjohn69]

Representation and exposure. And please stop using the word minority please just say we want to focus on getting more blacks in the field. All so called minorities ain't for us.

[@transformrollout2343]

Not to be a buzzkill...but i never heard of them and I'm pretty sure nobody else heard of them either just look at the news report in the black community

[@xfactor2572]

lol when you have accomplished nothing in life, it is so easy to speak down on someone else. they are mechanical engineers that work for NASA. amazing.