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STEM News Tip: NMAAHC on Experiences of African Americans in STEM

The National Museum of African American History and Culture is hosting a series of programs on Arfican Americans in STEM. The next presentation in the series, with aquaculturalist Imani Black, is this Friday, May 21. This will be followed by astronaut Jessica Watkins on May 28.

 

You can join in, submit questions for the discussions, and see recordings of past events on their website at https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/students/through-window-and-mirror-narratives-african-american-stem-professionals

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