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Jonathan Garcia jgarcia@foghornnews.com Del Mar College recently hosted a screening of the hit film “Hidden Figures” in the Retama Room on East Campus, but it wasn’t just for entertainment. The screening, part of a contest put on by 21st Century Fox and AMC Theaters, included a curriculum guide in hopes of starting a “social impact” among the institution, students and educators. “They just don’t want the viewer to go to the movie and watch it,” said STEM science adviser Leticia Wilson. “They want to be able to analyze it make it very relevant to their subject they are teaching.” Regardless…

Hidden Figures Review: a little known story rockets to becoming a must-see film

  Mark Young myoung@foghornnews.com   Telling the largely unknown story of the black women who were a vital part in the space race, “Hidden Figures” is a must-see movie of an eye-opening perspective on a major event in U.S. history. Directed by Theodore Melfi, best known for 2014’s “St. Vincent,” “Hidden Figures” stars Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monáe and Octavia Spencer as three mathematicians in 1962 who deal with racism and sexism to try to reach the top of their field. In high school history, everyone remembers learning about the Cold War, the space race and the moon landing. However,…