SidewalkPirateDec 12, 2022
Freedom

I need help. I've been trying to find and follow Black People in the sciences, history, politics, education, and other specialties.

I've failed miserably.

Can Mastodonians point me to (for starters) Black People in epidemiology and virology? Thank you!
💐

#BlackMastodon
#epidemiology
#virology

Dec 12, 2022 at 6:43pmWeb
Show threadMason, reluctant americanDec 12, 2022
@zhivi @ZekeMD @onlymeindc do you have any leads? 🥰
@Freedom2B
Show threadzhiviDec 12, 2022
@onlymeindc @ZekeMD @Freedom2B @MasonBee thanks.
Show threadSherri G., PhD ♿🌈Dec 12, 2022
@MasonBee @zhivi @ZekeMD @Freedom2B I boosted, but I'm not a scholar in that field or an admin at a university with medical and biomedical fields and new here too so I can't help like I wish I could.
Show threadDr. ZekeDec 13, 2022

@MasonBee @zhivi @onlymeindc @Freedom2B

Thanks for including me! And not that I'm an expert, but hopefully this helps!! ✊🏾

I wish Whitney Robinson was here to represent #BlackEpi (if that ain't a hashtag, it should be).

Not sure about virology specifically but #BlackMastodon will definitely give you some ideas!

For "science" more broadly, here's some folx I like: (#BlackScience ?)

@drcaberry
@cclareMDMPH
@shengokai @onlymeindc
@timnitGebru @Alikufogo @dtgeek

Show threadNoam RossDec 12, 2022
@Freedom2B #EpiVerse used by a lot of folks in epidemiology
Show threadAbid NevesinjacDec 12, 2022
@Freedom2B Try to find some in https://fedi.bihlink.com Better way is to use search or even browse by hastags https://fedi.bihlink.com/tags/cloud (use filters!)
Fedi Link

Fediverse timelines, trending hastags, news, people and instances directory

Fedi Link
Show threadDave MuthDec 12, 2022
@Freedom2B
Today on my server, (in a web browser), I clicked on the hashtag you used: #BlackMastodon . It brought up a page of people using that tag, and then I "followed" the tag. I hope you can do a similar thng from your account. Followng hastags is pretty new in Mastodon. #Mastodon #BlackFedi #BlackLivesMatter #BlackHistory #Black
Show threadJonyaPDec 13, 2022
@outer @Freedom2B Neat! I didn’t know about following hashtags. Now to find how to find the result list
Show threadJonyaPDec 13, 2022
@outer @Freedom2B Clue- I need to be in a web browser?
Show threadMorganDec 12, 2022
@Freedom2B no one specific comes to mind but @socrates boosts introductions from people on scholar.social which is a) a bunch of scholars and b) from what I've heard, one of the safer instances to be Black
so I wouldn't be surprised if there were Black epidemiologists or virologists on there
Show threadIrvin LinDec 12, 2022
@Freedom2B I wonder if @drcaberry can help you with your search…
Show threadHilda BastianDec 12, 2022

@Freedom2B In epi: @lborrell

Not epi: @Deglassco is a great follow

Show threadLuisa N. BorrellDec 12, 2022
@hildabast @Freedom2B @Deglassco Thank you so much!
Show threadHilda BastianDec 12, 2022
@Freedom2B @lborrell @Deglassco Oops - and historian, @historleans too
Show threadBullwongDec 12, 2022
@Freedom2B Not epidemiology but @mekkaokereke is in tech, a good follow, & boosts other Black voices.
Show threadzhiviDec 12, 2022
@Freedom2B it would be easy if they used hashtags. You can try this hashtag #BlackAcademics
Show threadzhiviDec 12, 2022
@Freedom2B someone else mention #blackmastadon
Show threadjsDec 12, 2022
@Freedom2B
Paul Alexander https://palexander.substack.com/
Dr. Paul Alexander's Newsletter_Alexander News Network | Substack

COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2: natural immunity; innate immunity; vaccines and immune pressure; no vaccines for children; early outpatient treatment; lockdowns; school closures and mask mandates and vaccine mandates and emergency powers and truck convoy. Click to read Dr. Paul Alexander's Newsletter_Alexander News Network, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

Show threadPalinDec 12, 2022
@Freedom2B
I am not positive of anyone but keep posting that message & ask the general public to boost it...2-3-4 times a day & you will get connected!!
Show threadtoa5tDec 13, 2022
@Freedom2B @professorcrunk literally started following her myself
Show threadTara C. Smith Dec 13, 2022
@Freedom2B adding @Kyt_thatsme and @TheresaChapple
Show threadJamesDec 13, 2022
@Freedom2B tangentially related: Raychelle Burks is a forensic chemist. There are several places to follow her work, but I don’t think Mastodon is one of them yet.
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/27/800234221/the-short-wave-guide-to-good-and-bad-tv-forensics
A Short Wave Guide To Good — And Bad — TV Forensics

<a href="https://twitter.com/DrRubidium">Raychelle Burks</a> is a forensic chemist AND a big fan of murder mysteries. Today, we talk pop culture forensics with Raychelle and what signs to look for to know whether or not a tv crime show is getting the science right.<br/><br/>Follow Maddie on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/maddie_sofia">@maddie_sofia</a>. Email the show at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.

NPR
Show threadcarolDec 13, 2022
@Freedom2B I used this to find some of my twitter people on mastodon. It worked quite well. I found it through another mastodon user's recommendation: https://www.movetodon.org/
Movetodon: Finds your Twitter Friends on Mastodon

Show threadBenCisco 🇺🇸🎖️🖥️♦️Dec 13, 2022
@Freedom2B Shoot this query @BlackMastodon - you should find some leads there
Show threadInterstelarLADec 13, 2022
@Freedom2B boosted
Show threadwhetstoneDec 13, 2022
@Freedom2B I was told that @ ing people without their permission is not good etiquette here, but I did boost so my followers have a chance to reach out or to boost your request to *their* followers.
Show threadRussell NechesDec 13, 2022

@Freedom2B I haven't found her on Mastodon yet, but Chelsey Spriggs (@[email protected]) from University of Michigan is wonderful.

It would be lovely to have her here on ecoevo.social, so I'll shoot her an invitation.

Show threadJonyaPDec 13, 2022
@Freedom2B a thank you for this conversation. I am not a scientist, just enjoy listening to them
Show threadastrocuratorDec 13, 2022

@Freedom2B Here are two sources for epidemiologists:

https://twitter.com/black_epi https://med.stanford.edu/epidemiology-dept/jedi/celebrating-black-epidemiologists--bhm-2022-.html

BlackEpiMatters (@black_epi) / Twitter

#BlackEpiMatters supports and uplifts epidemiologists representing the Black Diaspora.

Twitter
Show threadastrocuratorDec 13, 2022
@Freedom2B and here is a source for virology (as part of microbiology):
Black Microbiologists Association https://blackinmicrobiology.org
Black Microbiologists Association

Moving Microbiology Forward

Black Microbiologists Association
Show threadDave The Tall GuyDec 16, 2022

@Freedom2B There is a mastodon server called blacktwitter.io

I only know of it because I followed someone who moved from the birdsite, but it seems like it might be worth checking

(Edited to correct a keyboard error)