BlackInAstro
| BlackInAstro | |
|---|---|
| BlackInAstro Part of George Floyd protests, Black Lives Matter | |
| Date | 10 June 2020 |
| Location | Worldwide |
| Methods | Direct action |
BlackInAstro is an organization that has been created with the purpose of celebrating and amplifying the voices of Black scientists and engineers in the space community. The organization is part of a social media movement that has surged as a result of BlackLivesMatter, which led Black researchers across the U.S. to start using tags such as #BlackBirdersWeek or #BlackinChem. The organization and the broader movement are intended to highlight the visibility of Black scientists, researchers, and engineers who are often marginalized and face discrimination and other challenges while navigating academia.[1][2]
Origins
The movement came to be when founder and organizer Ashley Walker, inspired by the protests and demonstrations generated from the George Floyd case in the U.S., as well as the fact that Black scientists experience high rates of discrimination [3] and, more specifically, only 22 Black women with Astronomy PhDs[4] and other movements like #BlackBirdersWeek and #BlackInIvory, decided to create #BlackinAstro in the summer of 2020.[5]
The current team of the organization is formed by founder astrochemist Ashley Walker and organizers aerospace engineer Naia Butler-Craig, PhD astronomy student Caprice Phillips, Cheyenne Polius, Kathleen Muloma Rink, Bryne Hadnott, KeShawn Ivory, David Zegeye, Dr. Tana Joseph, and Dakotah Tyler.
See also
References
- ↑ Mallenbaum, Carly. "#BlackBirdersWeek, #BlackInNeuro: Bla". USA Today. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ↑ Kwon, Karen (25 June 2020). "Black Astronomers Highlight Achievements and Obstacles". Scientific American. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ↑ Anderson, Monica. "The race gap in science knowledge". PEW Research. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ↑ African American Women in Physics. "The physicists". African American Women in Physics. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ↑ Lewis, Briley (16 February 2021). "#BlackInAstro founder Ashley Walker is fighting for equality in the space sciences". massivesci.com. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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