It’s all about sports stars dancing into history and space history in today’s Black People Magic!
NBA champ and Oak Park native Iman Shumpert could be bringing the Mirrorball Trophy back to his hometown on Monday. It’s down to the finals for “Dancing with the Stars” and Iman is the first NBA player to ever make the finals on the show. Check out the finale on Monday at 7pm on ABC7.
And NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is about to make history as the first Black woman member of the International Space Station crew. She will serve as a mission specialist on the agency’s upcoming SpaceX Crew-4 mission. Watkins has been an astronaut since 2017 and This will be her first trip into space. Crew-4 is scheduled to launch in April 2022.
& Remember to always celebrate your magic! xo