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Hidden Figures, a very necessary film about the role of black women computers in the NASA space race

I am so incredibly excited about the upcoming film, Hidden Figures. Based on the entitled book by Margot Lee Shetterly, this movie tells the untold story of three African American female computers who made significant contributions to the space race of the 1960's and 70's.

ArtMareena RobinsonDecember 6, 2016Hidden Figures, Black Women, STEM, MIT, Nuclear Engineering

Learning from the Central Park Five: Visions of American Criminal Justice Reform

On April 20, 2016, the MIT Black Graduate Student Association hosted an event to discuss the current American criminal justice system and how race and media portrayals helped to shaped its evolution. The discussion also featured visions and strategies for reform, in hopes that the criminal justice system of the future will more equitably serve the American public. As a vehicle for this discussion, we chose to focus on the Central Park 5 jogger case of the 1990’s, a case the polarized our nation across race and class lines.

PanelMareena RobinsonApril 20, 2016Central Park 5, MIT, Panel, Criminal Justice Reform, Black Lives Matter, Advocacy

My Sister's Keeper: a new mechanism for supporting black women at MIT

On November 3rd, I had the pleasure of attending the kickoff of the My Sister's Keeper initiative at MIT. My Sister's Keeper is a collaborative initiative that is designed to help support the continued success of MIT's Black women students. The aim of My Sister's Keeper is to engage MIT black women undergraduate and graduate students in social, professional, and mentoring relationships with faculty and staff that will positively shape their MIT experience and inspire them along the way.