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Pop Culture and Education

STEAM Superheroes

Inspired by Star Trek in general and trailblazing actress Nichelle Nichols in particular, the nonprofit utilizes popular culture to introduce youths to the fields of science and mathematics.

The Marvel Age of Comics

Captain America and Altamont Speedway

Captain America confronts members of Satan’s Angels disrupting a music festival shortly after the Hells Angels stabbed a fan at the infamous Rolling Stones concert at Altamont Speedway.

Green Arrow and His Times

The Transformation of a Kennedy and a Queen

In 1969, the DC Comics superhero Green Arrow began his transformation from Batman rip-off to social justice advocate, a conversion that mirrored that of the real world’s Robert F. Kennedy.

Comic Books and the Real World

Captain America: Punching American Nazis

While Captain America was punching Adolf Hitler on the cover of his self-named comic book, American gangsters were doing the same on the streets of New York City in the late 1930s.