Where is Mt. Rushmore Located? Mount Rushmore is carved into the Black Hills, which are sacred to the Lakota Sioux people that originally occupied the area. The Lakota Sioux know…
STEM Fields – Botany
In honor of #blackbotanistsweek , let’s talk about botany!🌱Botany is the scientific study of plants and a branch of biology. Plants are living organisms that provide oxygen and energy for…
Kezia Williams & ‘My Black Receipt’
“This is Black Wall Street reborn using technology.” Kezia Williams is no stranger to entrepenuership and using technology as a platform to support Black people. Kezia founded The Black upStart…
Fireworks: The Prettiest Pollution
Fireworks may be the prettiest form of pollution out there. What are Fireworks Made Of? Fireworks and firecrackers are made of oxidants, flammable materials, flame agents, and metallic compounds. Fireworks…
White Feminism and #womeninSTEM
As we advocate for diversity in STEM, we must continue to center on racial justice. The Black Lives Matter movement is addressing the ways in which Black people have been…
#BlackinAstro Week
Astrochemist Ashley Lindalia has been using Twitter to highlight Black astronomers and has used the #BlackinAstro tag to promote a week of Black astronomers sharing their own stories and experiences….
“All of the different things that people are bringing with them when you hire them—their values, their identity, their cultural identity, their background, their experiences—those are all valuable. And if…
PRIDE & BLM
This June is the 50th anniversary of PRIDE traditions. Did you know that PRIDE started as a riot? Did you know that we have Black trans women to thank for…
#MathMonday with Dorothy Vaughan
Dorothy Vaughan was a mathematician and computer programmer who made important contributions to the U.S. space program while working at the Langley Research Center. Dorothy was the first African American…
#WCW with Mayim Bialik
Mayim Bialik is an scientist and actress (playing Amy on The Big Bang Theory). 🔬 Although many may know of Mayim from her roles in the sitcom Blossom and as…
#SpaceSunday with Dr. Christine Darden
Christine Darden is an aerospace engineer and mathematician who started out as a high school mathematics instructor before going on to become a data analyst for NASA – National Aeronautics…
