Welcome to the Atlanta Afro-STEMletes
The Atlanta Afro-STEMletes is an online resource/open textbook for students interested in STEM. The resource is geared towards Black students, as many Black students do not have the appropriate resources to research and get involved with STEM. Students can find personally created videos, essays, and PowerPoints showcasing and explaining different topics related to STEM.
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Our Mission |
Our Vice President and Co-founder |
As the leaders of the Atlanta Afro-STEMletes, Thomas and Taylor are intent on involving more and more African-American students in the STEM field, who happen to be too far often forgotten, underrepresented, and underprivileged.
Our President and Co-founder"Greetings, all! I am Thomas Jones and I am a rising freshman at the Georgia Institute of Technology. I can recall taking a coding class when I was in fifth grade, and that started my love for STEM. I even got the opportunity to attend a 3D Design/Robotics summer camp at a university in Florida, which magnified my attraction to the STEM field even more. I've taken STEM courses in middle school, and attended workshops at Georgia Tech and the Atlanta Science Festival, which happens to be my personal favorite STEM-related activity in Atlanta.
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"My name is Taylor Harris. I am a rising freshman at Spelman College. I live in Atlanta, Georgia by way
of Jackson, Mississippi. While living in Mississippi, I realized that there were not many opportunities for black girls that were interested in science and engineering, so that fueled me to research and find opportunities to help me expand on the world of science. I have alway spent my summers at science camps, and most recently I have begun learning new languages of code that I am excited to share. Over the past couple of years I have attended I have attended the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists, competed and won for my work in the Amazon Future Engineers coding competition, and most recently finished a college course at Spelman College for Women’s Biology. After I finish high school, I plan to attend Spelman College’s Dual Degree Engineering Program. My mission is to make sure Black and Brown kids that are interested in STEM are aware that there are places for them, and that they have a right to fill up these places with all of their knowledge and power." |
My head is crowned with stars; whirling galaxies play at my feet.
- Beth A. Brown, Astrophysicist