Joanne Higgins and Charlie Cheatham

Joanne Higgins and Charlie Cheatham
Joanne Higgins and Charlie Cheatham Joanne Higgins is pictured here with Charlie Cheatham, whose close bond with her inspired the podcast LA Made: The Other Moonshot. Charlie was one of the first Black engineers to work on the Apollo program in Los Angeles, an opportunity made possible by President John F. Kennedy’s executive order to integrate the aerospace workforce. Brian Feinzimer / LAist