The first Black person to achieve a PhD in Mathematics was Elbert Frank Cox from Cornell in 1925.
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Eshima Ohashi aka The Rollercoaster Bridge #
I don’t drive and thankfully, I won’t be learning in Sakaiminato, Japan where the Eshima Ohashi bridge is: Construction on the Eshima Ohashi bridge to connect two cities on opposite sides of Nakaumi Lake started in 1997. Architects made sure ships could still pass under it, which explains why it’s so tall. The bridge is about …
Find Your Bind is an app for readers to find books written by authors of colour #
The app was created by Naomi Adeniji and Wumi Obi aiming to connect readers with books by authors of colour and show the world and its true racial diversity.
NASA's history of astronauts of colour including Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr. and Dr. Mae Jemison #
Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr. became the first Black person to walk in space back in 1995.
A new report by the CEW and APLU says it would take 256 years for Black engineers to balance positions with those held by White and Asian workers #
I’m trying to fathom how long 256 years is. But there’s more: For example, White and Asian engineers far outpace other degree holders (61-71%) in earnings, but Black and Latinx engineers only make between 15-18% more than other grads. Perhaps the most striking statistic posed by the CEW and APLU was this: In order for …
Urban Coders Guild are empowering their students to digitally rebuild Tulsa’s Black Wall Street #
The non-profit organisation is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma and provides STEM education to middle and high school students from underrepresented communities.
Tshepo Dipheko and his chemistry in the kitchen
Delicious chemistry indeed!
Discriminator: an interactive documentary about facial recognition algorithms trained on Flickr's facial database
Webcam on!
Black women made $0.90 for every $1 a white man in the same tech role made last year #
A ~3.45% increase on last year’s figure
Science Shouldn’t Come at the Expense of Black Lives #
Science should help, not hinder.
Imperial College London to launch a mentoring scheme for Black students #
The scheme is said to cost around £20m.
Links about the 2021 solar eclipse
And not a Jaffa Cake in sight!