Black Scientists Find Community—and Plan for the Road Ahead
by Katrina Miller
in Wired
published on: Wednesday, June 30, 2021
The Black in X network mobilized last summer to bring attention to racism in STEM. This week, they’re holding their first conference to talk about what’s next.
Black scientist network celebrates successes — but calls for more support
by: Ariana Remmel
in : Nature
published on Monday, June 28, 2021
In the wake of global protests against anti-Black racism last year, a movement emerged to celebrate Black scientists and fight systemic oppression in academia. Researchers in fields across science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) worldwide, but especially in the United States, rallied around social-media hashtags and attended online community events. A year later, they are celebrating all that they have accomplished with the movement now known collectively as Black in X — but also highlight the challenges they still face in fighting racism in science, including the need for more institutional support and funding.
Black scientists gather to form communities and boost diversity in science
by: Rodrigo Pérez Ortega
in: Nature Medicine
published on: Monday, April 12, 2021
Black scientists have been historically underrepresented in academia and science. A 2018 study of the National Center for Education Statistics found that only 6% of faculty in the USA were Black. Systemic racism and other issues that translate into a lack of diversity in research often cause unwelcoming environments for Black scientists.
Reflections on Black in Computing: Seeking to improve systemic fairness in the computing realm.
by: Quincy Brown, Tyrone Grandison, Jamika D. Burge, Odest Chadwicke Jenkins, Tawanna Dillahunt
in: Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
published on Thursday, April 1, 2021
In June 2020, a community of Black people in computing from around the world published an open letter,a initiated by the authors, and a call for action to the global computing community.
‘A time of reckoning.’ How scientists confronted anti-Black racism and built community in 2020
by: Katie Langin
in: Science
published on Monday, December 21, 2020
Tiara Moore strolled along a beach, waves crashing in the background. “Welcome to Black in Marine Science Week,” the University of Washington, Seattle, postdoc declared in a video posted to Twitter late last month. “We’re celebrating Black people in the ocean. Let’s do it!”