• Shawna Young, former executive director of the Scratch Foundation, says it’s critical for Black & Brown students to have access to STEM education.

  • Nov 1 2022
  • Length: 40 mins
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Shawna Young, former executive director of the Scratch Foundation, says it’s critical for Black & Brown students to have access to STEM education.

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  • ACCOMPLISHED STEM LEADER SHAWNA YOUNG declares that the nation must improve STEM access for Black & Brown children during her appearance on the new episode of the Let’s Talk STEM with Dr. Calvin Mackie Podcast. Young, former executive director of the Scratch Foundation, says it’s critical for Black & Brown students to have access to STEM education. In a lively conversation with Dr. Mackie, she talked about the importance of Black and Brown children having role models in STEM, the scientists, technicians, and engineers who they can look up to and hope to emulate. “Representation matters,” Young says. “People seeing themselves in leadership, in organizations and career fields makes a difference in particular for this generation.”
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