Life-long educator lived through civil rights era, integration and was first African American math teacher at West Monroe HS

MONROE, La. (KTVE / KARD)–Rotena Hicks Russell has seen a lot of change in her 87 years of life, a large portion of it as an ...
KPBS

JOURNEYS OF BLACK MATHEMATICIANS

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Monday, Feb. 16 and Feb. 17 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. This two-part series traces ...

Mathematical model sheds light on African American family ties

Calling a friend "cousin" might not be just a term of affection among some African Americans. Now, a mathematical model shows that there is a good chance there is some type of family connection ...
PBS

Forging Resilience

This episode traces the role of HBCUs and mentors in growing the community of Black mathematicians. The episode relates stories of prominent African American mathematicians who struggled through ...

When Segregated Labs Calculated The Moon Landing — And Changed STEM

Katherine Johnson and other Black female scientists transformed NASA and STEM, overcoming segregation to calculate missions ...

Optiv Accepting Applications for $10,000 Scholarship Supporting Black, African American STEM Students

Optiv, the cyber advisory and solutions leader, is accepting applications for its annual $10,000 scholarship for Black, ...

Life-long educator lived through civil rights era, integration and was first African American math teacher at West Monroe High

Life-long educator lived through civil rights era, integration and was first African American math teacher at West Monroe ...