DeLean Tolbert Smith’s explored the ways that Black families and their activities influenced their children’s STEM experiences.
Supporting Black students as they embark on their STEM journeys
Brian Williams: combating racism in public health with bioengineering
Bioengineering as a way to fight racism in the public health sector? Brian Williams is striving for that and more.
New York Times on Loretta Staples, a pioneering UI designer
“She’s still thinking like a designer, just applying it in a different way.”
Shout out to Caleb Anderson, the 13-year-old Georgia Tech student studying aerospace engineering
‘I want to help others that may just need nurturing and resources,’ Anderson said.
Decolonise Science wants to bring more scientific terms to African languages
‘There’s no original isiZulu word for dinosaur. Germs are called amagciwane, but there are no separate words for viruses or bacteria.’
Samuel and his electric, solar-powered wooden motorbike
Resourceful is an understatement.
MIT on Jordan Harrod, a PhD researcher using AI to study the brain
‘Since making my YouTube channel, I’ve learned it’s important to give people reasonable expectations about what’s real and what they’re going to encounter in their lives.’
The experiences of Black women in aerospace engineering
40 years separate these two Black women but so much connects them in their lives as aerospace engineer graduates.
Wired on Timnit Gebru and her tumultuous time at Google
Big up Timnit Gebru and Tom Simonite for his this piece on her.
Congrats to Vanessa E. Wyche: the first Black female director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center
Wyche is also a strong proponent of innovation and inclusion and STEM education.
5 things to know about IBM’s tech investment in HBCUs
A worthwhile investment.
Find Your Bind is an app for readers to find books written by authors of colour
Naomi Adeniji and Wumi Obi are going places.