As president and chairman of Crest Investment Company, Jamal Daniel manages a portfolio of investments in real estate, oil and gas, media, and technology. Jamal Daniel is also the chairman of the Levant Foundation and the founder and CEO of Levantine Films. Founded in 2012, Levantine Films is an independent film production company that searches for, produces, and finances movie projects that focus on character development, social impact, and profitability. One of the company’s biggest successes has been Hidden Figures, a biographical drama that received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress. The movie is based in 1960s Virginia, when Black men and women suffered from discriminatory laws and other harsh practices. It follows three brilliant women, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, who became the brains behind the mathematical calculations at NASA that enabled the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. Nasa managers called them “computers,” skilled mathematicians who, despite all the pains that came with being labeled “colored,” have aspirations, strength, and skills to prove their worth. Dorothy Vaughan, who assumed the responsibilities of a supervisor, bravely asked for a formal promotion only to be rejected for no reason other than her race. Mary Jackson, an outspoken yet optimist mathematician, saw her dreams of becoming an engineer met with a series of setbacks. Without any legal representation, Mary had to make a personal plea before a judge to allow her to attend night classes at a whites-only school. And Katherine Johnson, a mathematical genius chosen to join the Space Task Group, had to overcome one blunt racial offense after another before anyone in the group could accept her vital role. All three women faced conflicts and challenges that were nonexistent to the rest of the population. Although the movie's overarching theme was the lack of equal rights between black and white men and women, the individual story of the three heroines - their authenticity, genius, and vigor - proves that fighting for justice is a battle that can sometimes be won.

1. Jamal Daniel

2. As president and chairman of Crest Investment Company, Jamal
Daniel manages a portfolio of investments in real estate, oil and
gas, media, and technology. Jamal Daniel is also the chairman of
the Levant Foundation and the founder and CEO of Levantine
Films.

3. Founded in 2012, Levantine Films is an independent film
production company that searches for, produces, and finances
movie projects that focus on character development, social
impact, and profitability. One of the company’s biggest successes
has been Hidden Figures, a biographical drama that received
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Adapted
Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress.

4. The movie is based in 1960s Virginia, when Black men and women
suffered from discriminatory laws and other harsh practices. It
follows three brilliant women, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy
Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, who became the brains behind the
mathematical calculations at NASA that enabled the launch of
astronaut John Glenn into orbit.

5. Nasa managers called them “computers,” skilled mathematicians
who, despite all the pains that came with being labeled “colored,”
have aspirations, strength, and skills to prove their worth.
Dorothy Vaughan, who assumed the responsibilities of a
supervisor, bravely asked for a formal promotion only to be
rejected for no reason other than her race. Mary Jackson, an
outspoken yet optimist mathematician, saw her dreams of
becoming an engineer met with a series of setbacks. Without any
legal representation, Mary had to make a personal plea before a
judge to allow her to attend night classes at a whites-only school.
And Katherine Johnson, a mathematical genius chosen to join the
Space Task Group, had to overcome one blunt racial offense after
another before anyone in the group could accept her vital role.

6. All three women faced conflicts and challenges that were
nonexistent to the rest of the population. Although the movie's
overarching theme was the lack of equal rights between black and
white men and women, the individual story of the three heroines -
their authenticity, genius, and vigor - proves that fighting for
justice is a battle that can sometimes be won.