International Day of Women and Girls in #Science

Deja Perkins is a Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student at NCSU who

🔬 started Black AF in STEM to connect people with neighborhood nature through a variety of virtual, in-person, visual, and auditory experiences.

🔭 co-organized #BlackBirdersWeek shedding light on the Black experience and showcasing numerous Black Innovators in STEM.

#BlackAFinStem
#InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirls
#ScienceSunday #ScienceMastodon

https://www.blackafinstem.com/meet-the-team

Meet The Team — Black AF In STEM

Meet the individuals that make this week possible! Read their stories and explore their bios here.

Black AF In STEM
Next steps are to ask why all the spaces where you / I talk about eco-stuff are SO white. Why/how are we excluding black and brown perspectives on nature, conservation, etc etc etc. #BlackInNature and #BlackAFinSTEM is a great place to start (n.b. mostly on birdsite, sorry!).
@[email protected]:#BlackBirdersWeek IS HERE!!!!!!!!!

DAY 1:

If you are a Black nature enthusiast, we want to see you!! Share your pics using the hashtag #BlackInNature!

#RepresentationMatters, and I know that from firsthand experience! So, here I am, #BlackAFinSTEM, hip-deep in the marsh! 💚
Corina Newsome on Twitter

“#BlackBirdersWeek IS HERE!!!!!!!!! DAY 1: If you are a Black nature enthusiast, we want to see you!! Share your pics using the hashtag #BlackInNature! #RepresentationMatters, and I know that from firsthand experience! So, here I am, #BlackAFinSTEM, hip-deep in the marsh! 💚”

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