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There are many advocates for improved\u00a0science education for underrepresented minorities. Below are links to social media of teachers, activists, professors, scientists, entrepreneurs, counselors, and musicians who are passionate about science education. They all work to increase the amount of opportunities for minority students in STEM fields. Many of these individuals focus on the positive impact of\u00a0culturally relevant curriculum, specifically hip hop, in science classrooms.<\/p>\n

Dr. Christopher Emdin<\/span><\/h3>\n

Twitter: @chrisemdin\u00a020<\/sup>
\nBlog:\u00a0http:\/\/chrisemdin.com\/blog\/\u00a0<\/a>21<\/sup>
\n<\/a>Instagram:\u00a0http:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/utCu9jvjhc\/?modal=true\u00a0<\/a>22<\/sup>
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\nVideo of rap battle organized by Dr. Emdin<\/a>\u00a023
\n<\/sup>Christopher Emdin on Hip-hop, Obama Effect & Urban Science Education<\/a>\u00a024
\n<\/sup>TEDTalk by Christopher Emdin<\/a>\u00a025<\/sup><\/p>\n

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Dr. Christopher Emdin is a\u00a0major advocate for science education in urban public schools. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology and the Director of Science Education at the Center for Health Equity and Urban Science Education\u00a0at Teachers College, Columbia University. Dr. Emdin is a co creator of the #HipHopEd social media movement which seeks to excite urban public school students about science through integrating hip hop into the curriculum and wrote\u00a0Urban Science Education for the Hip-hop Generation\u00a0about his work.25<\/sup><\/p>\n

Dr. Reagan Flowers<\/span><\/h3>\n

Twitter: @DrReaganFlowers\u00a026<\/sup><\/p>\n

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Dr. Reagan Flowers,\u00a0a high school science teacher, has dedicated her career to close the academic achievement gap specifically in the sciences. She founded\u00a0C-STEM Teacher and Student Support Services, Inc which provides curricula and support for\u00a0teachers and students in areas of communication, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and created the nation\u2019s first integrated STEM enrichment program for Pre K through 12th grade. Dr. Flowers has been named in 100 Women Leaders in STEM, was nominated for WISE Award and writes books and a blog about educational disparities specifically related to science.26<\/sup><\/p>\n

Dr. Danielle N. Lee<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Twitter: @DNLee5\u00a027<\/sup>
\nBlog:\u00a0http:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/urban-scientist\/<\/a>\u00a028<\/sup><\/p>\n

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Danielle N. Lee is a biologist focusing on animal behavior and behavioral ecology. She concentrates on\u00a0sharing science with\u00a0general audiences, particularly minority\u00a0groups through outdoor programming and social media. She writes about science, breakthrough research, and access of underserved populations to\u00a0science, technology, engineering, and math education and jobs.28<\/sup><\/p>\n

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Felecia Hatcher<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n
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Twitter: @FeleciaHatcher\u00a029<\/sup>
\nWebsite:\u00a0http:\/\/www.feleciahatcher.com<\/a>\u00a030<\/sup><\/p>\n

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Felecia Hatcher, a product of the urban public school system, is an entrepreneur (founder of Feverish Ice Cream) and proponent for science education in urban public schools. She established an initiative called Code Fever that was created to educate and train African American youth in the areas of technology and entrepreneurship.30<\/sup><\/p>\n

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Ian Levy<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n
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Twitter:\u00a0@Ianplevy\u00a0<\/span>31<\/sup>
\nSoundcloud:\u00a0https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/ianphiliplevy\u00a0<\/a>32<\/sup>
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Ian Levy is a high school counselor and rapper who is a proponent of using hip hop to successfully work with urban adolescents. He works to\u00a0use hip hop as a educational and therapy tool.31<\/sup><\/p>\n

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Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski III<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n
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TEDTALK by Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski II<\/a>I\u00a033<\/sup>
\nHow to Get More Black Men Into Science-Article by Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski III<\/a>\u00a034<\/sup><\/p>\n

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Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, is the\u00a0president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and an advocate for better math and science education for minority students. He also co-founded (with philanthropist Robert Meyerhoff) the Meyerhoff Scholars Program to\u00a0increase minority representation\u00a0in STEM fields.33<\/span><\/p>\n

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Laura Weidman Powers<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n
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Twitter:\u00a0@laurawp<\/span><\/a>35<\/sup><\/p>\n

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Laura Weidman Powers has a background in entrepreneurship, nonprofit management, youth development, and technology. She co-founded CODE2040, a nonprofit which works to increase minority representation\u00a0in technological occupations. She\u00a0also established a nonprofit arts education organization in West Philadelphia.35<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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S E Anderson<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n
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Twitter:\u00a0@blackeducator<\/span><\/a>36<\/sup><\/p>\n

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S E Anderson is a mathematics professor, Senior Editor of NOBO: the Journal of African Dialogue, an advocate for African Americans and access to science education. He helped found the Black Panther Party in Harlem and 1966 and was a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. He was\u00a0one of the first Black Studies Chairs at Sarah Lawrence College where he created a department that included math and the natural sciences as part of a Black Studies Curriculum.36<\/span><\/p>\n

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Emery Petchauer<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Twitter:\u00a0@EmeryPetchauer<\/span><\/a>37<\/span><\/p>\n

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Emery Petchauer is an Assistant Professor of Urban Education at Oakland University. He wrote \u00a0Hip-Hop Culture in College Students\u2019 Lives: Elements, Embodiment, and Higher Edutainment,<\/span>\u00a0the first scholarly\u00a0of hip-hop culture in\u00a0colleges and universities. He has worked with Dr. Christopher Emdin on incorporating hip hop into science education in urban public schools.37<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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