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June 10th, 2020 Michael Lee What is it? My place in this 1. Black lives matter 2. STEM and academia are not immune to anti-black racism 3. If we dont actively work against anti-black racism, we are helping to perpetuate it. What


  1. June 10th, 2020 Michael Lee

  2. § What is it?

  3. § My place in this

  4. 1. Black lives matter

  5. 2. STEM and academia are not immune to anti-black racism

  6. 3. If we don’t actively work against anti-black racism, we are helping to perpetuate it.

  7. What actions can we take? - Educate yourself. This includes learning AND unlearning. - Amplify black voices. Check out #BlackAndSTEM. - Talk to friends and family. Don’t shy away from uncomfortable conversations or from calling people out. - Work to change the culture at Illinois Tech in classrooms, residence halls, and student organizations.

  8. How can I learn more? - #ShutDownSTEM homepage: - https://www.shutdownstem.com/ - Codeswitch Podcast: - https://www.npr.org/2020/05/29/865261916/a-decade- of-watching-black-people-die

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