# @historicallyblacksince on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXjsYpQjmP-
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64650874-historicallyblacksince-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/d8aa12c3d0.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-25T14:26:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Historically Black Since- HBCU (@historicallyblacksince) — https://gondola.cc/historicallyblacksince

## Caption

HBCU Black History: 🌍📍Before GPS could guide the world, a Black woman’s brilliance mapped the way. Gladys West, a Virginia State University alum and  mathematician, played a critical role in developing the mathematical models that made modern GPS possible.

Keep listening to learn more about West
🎤 shimeicooktv #HBSinceNews host 

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#hbcu #historicallyblacksince #blackexcellence #blackhistory

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- **Likes:** 889
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- **Comments:** 20

## Tags

blackexcellence, hbcu, historicallyblacksince, hbsincenews, blackhistory

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