U.S. Census Bureau Black History Month Daily Feature for February 11

To: NATIONAL EDITORS

Contact: Rick Reed of the U.S. Census Bureau, +1-301-763-2812

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Following is the daily Black History Month 2008 “Profile America” feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11: MAE JEMISON

Profile America for the 11th day of Black History Month. Mae Jemison has several distinctions. She is the first African-American woman to travel in outer space and the only astronaut to have appeared on the television classic, “Star Trek.” She was on an eight- day mission aboard the shuttle Endeavor and appeared in an episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” called “Second Chances.” Before being selected by NASA for the astronaut training program, she had earned two undergraduate degrees, a medical degree and served two years as a peace corps medical officer in West Africa all before her 30th birthday. One-point-three million African-American adults have advanced degrees about twice the number in 1996. This special edition of Profile America for Black History Month is a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments ready to air on a monthly CD or on Internet at http://www.census.gov(look under the “Newsroom” button). For further information, contact Rick Reed at +1-301-763-2812, fax at +1-301- 457-3670, or e-mail at rreed(At)census.gov.

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau

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