The power of Black girls in STEM is on full display in 'See You Yesterday.'
, tells the real-life story of three African-American women at NASA — Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson — who were the brains behind launching an astronaut into orbit during a racially-charged time in the 1960s, at the brink of the Civil Rights Movements.
Brian Coleman who also works at Jones College Prep and was named 2019 School Counselor of the Year believes “exposure” and providing options around areas of study and career tracks in the STEM fields for students can help set up students for success. Brian says some students, particularly marginalized ones, doubt themselves and think they can’t excel in STEM.
“It was hard for her [Kimberly’s daughter] to find other young women who looked like her who had these same interests and passion around technology,” she says. “When I looked around for what was out there and available, there weren’t too many organizations creating these communities either. Black Girls Code grew out of that desire as a mom to create a support system for my daughter.”
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