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Updated our header image and (very quickly) made these for all of our friends in the #STEM community. Feel free to use as you wish. 💜

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Read Nicole’s story - both as a young girl & as a Black woman in STEM - and learn how you can help end hair discrimination.

(#500womensci #crownact #Blackwomen #BlackwomeninSTEMM #BlackInSTEM)

https://t.co/M7miVZEe7M

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Black women are often told straight hair is beautiful, & textured, natural, or curly hair is unprofessional. A 2019 study found that Black women suffer the most from hair discrimination in the US, & were 1.5x more likely to be sent home from work.

MORE: https://t.co/btJ905jjnL

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In the following article, Nicole Williams, Director of Outreach @500womensci & Co-Founder of The Black Women’s Collective speaks out about hair discrimination & being a Black woman in STEMM.

(#500womensci #crownact #Blackwomen #BlackwomeninSTEMM)

https://t.co/M7miVZEe7M

[Ayana “Get out & Vote” Jordan @DrAyanaJordan]

This is what an addiction psychiatrist, PI and physician scientist looks like:

[Raven Baxter, Ph.D. @ravenscimaven]

Woke up to some amazing news: I’m on the @Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2022! Wow!! I’m so grateful for this recognition of my role in the science community! You can read about me and all of the other change makers here!👇🏿👇🏿 #ForbesUnder30 @ForbesUnder30
https://t.co/YKtmwMr3Gw

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Read Nicole’s story - both as a young girl and as a Black woman in STEMM - and learn how you can help end hair discrimination. Nicole's piece includes links to additional resources illustrating the connection between hair and identity in BIPOC culture.

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"The best feeling in the world is not caring about what anyone thinks. I wake up and uncoil my twists, spritz some water on them, & tie a colorful wrap on my head to match my outfit. But I didn’t always feel this way."

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Tomorrow, Nicole Williams, Director of Outreach @500womensci & Co-Founder of The Black Women’s Collective, speaks out about hair discrimination and being an African American woman in STEMM at https://t.co/R0rO96PmiO.

#500womensci #crownact #Blackwomen #BlackwomeninSTEMM

[Michelle Obama @MichelleObama]

So thrilled that Ada Twist, Scientist made her debut in the Thanksgiving Day Parade! This brainy little girl is teaching young viewers how important it is to be curious, and how anyone can be a scientist—no matter their age or background.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Happy 71st birthday to Dr. Alexa Canady. She became the first black woman to become a neurosurgeon in 1981. She also co-invented a device to treat fluid buildup in the brain.

[Dr. Bri is on Bluesky 👩🏾‍🔬🧠 @BrielleRyan]

Not me on Beyonce's internet on a whole list with @Beyonce. 🥺😭

But truly, what an incredible honor to share space with so many trailblazers in the STEM world and beyond.

[Joy James - Children's Non-fiction Author @JoyJamesAuthor]

Thank you WeRepSTEM @WeRepSTEM for a great article about my newly released Brilliant Black Inventors in celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth! #schools #libraries #teachers #librarians #parents #childrensbook #reading #learning #education

[Disabled in Higher Ed - #DisInHigherEd @DisInHigherEd]

I am going to have multiple threads today. One of them is what I do in a day as a mentally ill PhD student, others are puzzle pieces of my story ranging from diagnoses, recovery, advocacy... If you have any questions or have something you'd like me to discuss: please let me know!

[Dr YO 🐼 @y_ohene]

In the run up to #BlackinPhysics I'm trying to find any Black women in the UK, who either have a degree in physics and are CEO of a company or who have a PhD?

I know of Ayesha Ofori (PropELLE), @monifa_monifa and Maggie Aderin-Pocock.

Anyone else out there...? Pls share

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Read more about Joy and her books here:

https://t.co/X6Zfa1yTbL

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Earlier this year, @JoyJamesAuthor published 101 Black Inventors and their Inventions - a book aimed at kids aged 9-12. That was followed up with Brilliant Black Inventors, a kids' book released ahead of October, which is Black History Month in the UK.

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"When my children were younger, I wanted a book about Black role models to inspire them. I knew this information was out there, but I couldn’t find anything in an organized format or the form of a children’s book," Joy says. "I focused on inventors as I admire resourcefulness."