TIME magazine recently posted these articles:

1) Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician Whose Work Inspired the Film Hidden Figures, Dies at 101
Ben Finley / AP
February 24, 2020

2) Hidden Figures Hero Katherine Johnson Reminded Us That Space Was Never Safe From America’s Worst Impulses
Jeffrey Kluger
February 24, 2020


The movie "Hidden Figures" and related books with biographical sketches of Katherine Johnson's life are mentioned elsewhere in the forums, including here and here.