Hello everyone – please can you suggest resources for Black science communicators and Black scientists (especially scicomm-related ones)? I am based in London, UK but I am keen to include resources from elsewhere. Thank you 🙂
@JoBrodie / jo.brodie@gmail.com
Africa
- @GongAfrican – African Gong “To realise a scientifically literate African citizenry driven and powered by its ownership of scientific knowledge.“
- Visibility STEM Africa (VSA) – ViSTEM_Africa (Twitter) – “Giving visibility to #AfricansInSTEM on the continent & beyond. Empowering Africans to pursue and flourish in #STEM.”
- The Root of The Science Podcasts (Linktree) – @RootofSciPod
“Amplifying #AfricansInSTEM globally to share their experiences in their OWN voice”
London, UK
- ScienceLondon – @sciencelondon (Twitter) – dedicated to equitable science and scicomm (remit is wider than ethnicity)
- @KCLBlackinSTEM (Twitter) – Academic and professional networking and mentoring society for black students in STEM!
- Black Geographers – @blackgeogorg (Twitter) – “A space for #blackgeographers to network and connect.“
UK
- Africans in STEM – @africansinstem (Twitter) – “Highlighting scientific contributions by Africans in STEM and providing avenues to connect, share ideas and collaborate.“
- @AFBE_UK – Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers
- Minorities in STEM – @MinoritySTEM (Twitter) – ‘rocur‘ account: UK Network promoting & supporting ethnic minority individuals studying & working in sci, tech, engineering & maths (STEM)
- AfroTechFest – @afrotechfest (Twitter) “A tech festival by and for Black people of African and Caribbean heritage”
North America / Worldwide
- @blackafinstem (Linktree) @BlackAFinSTEM (Twitter) – “Showcasing Black STEM Unity and sharing our experiences.”
- @BlackGirlsCode – Black Girls Code
- @Reclaiming_STEM (Twitter) – “Diverse & inclusive #SciComm workshop on both coasts created by @wardofplants & @Microbe_Meows to empower scientists to use STEM for social justice“
- #BLACKandSTEM / @BLACKandSTEM (Twitter) – “Community of #BLACKandSTEM students, professionals, and advocates. Created/maintained”
- They launched The Black CIDC (COVID-19 Information, Dissemination, Collaboration) – “A collective of Black STEM professionals curating and disseminating credible information on COVID-19 vaccines “
- Black In Science Communication – @BlackInSciComm (Twitter) – “We’re building scientists and sharing science, in service to our communities and beyond.”
- There are also BlackInX (Twitter: @blackinxnetwork) groups for scientists in different disciplines (this is not scicomm-specific)
- @BlackInCardio
- @BlkInComputing – Black in Computing
- @BWiComputing – Black Women In Computing
- @BlackInRobotics – Black In Robotics
- @BlackInNeuro – Black in Neuro
- @BlackAFinSTEM (as above)
- @BlackInImmuno – Black in Immuno
- @BlkInEngineerng – Black in Engineering
- @BlkInData – Black In Data
- @BlackinCancer
- @BlackInMicro – Black Microbiologists Association
- @BlackinMarSci – Black in Marine Science
- @BlackInMH – Black in Mental Health (Linktree)
- @BlackinSTEMEd – Black in STEM Education
- @BlackInMath
- @NSBC – National Society of Blacks in Computing
- @NBSE – National Society of Black Engineers
- @BlackWomenInAI – Black Women in AI
- @black_in_ai – Black in AI
- @blkwomencompbio – Black Women in Computational Biology Network
Further reading
Anti-racist science communication starts with recognising its globally diverse historical footprint (1 July 2020) LSE Blog by Elizabeth Rasekoala and Lindy Orthia
See also
scicommjobs - science communication jobs 