STEM

Rapper YG recently donated $150,000 to GirlCodeLA.

Mareena Robinson Snowden is the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Black Girls CODE teamed up with Kurnai for the creation of a technology innovation lab inside of Google’s New York office.

Base 11 recently announced that it would award a $1.5 million grant to an HBCU for the development of a rocketry program.

All Star Code raised over $1 million to fund its summer STEM training program.

West Virginia State University will create a bronze statue and scholarship fund in honor of NASA’s Katherine Johnson.

Crystal R. Emery—a quadriplegic who has defied the odds—is advocating to increase racial representation in STEM.

Delane Parnell, 25, launched a startup called PlayVS which is poised to disrupt the gaming industry.

Howard University has joined the Verizon Innovative Learning Program to provide STEM education for Black youth.

Aaron Saunders, Founder, Inclusive Innovation Incubator is aiming to bridge the digital divide in DC.

Black Girl Magic won't stop!

D.J. Comeaux launched Afro Bot Boyz to inspire Black youth to pursue careers in tech.