#Solidarity4Wilmot prevails. Thank you! Charges dropped against Kiera Wilmot. Yes! And YES!! Anyone else doing backflips? This news, combined with her full expulsion from school (for next year) being over turned makes me very, very happy for her. (Though I’m thinking ahead – would returning to Bartow High School be in her best interest? Others [...]

I will be departing the United States for Tanzania, Africa. I am actually quite excited about the return. I’m looking forward to returning to the field, seeing how things may have changed, remained the same, everything. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone again, catching up, hearing stories.  I am also excited about getting back to [...]

Hip Hop Education is taking over the world. My brother in science and hip hop Dr. Chris Emdin and The GZA of Wu-Tang have rolled out an amazing science education and engagement platform: Science Genius B.A.T.T.L.E.S.  High School students create rhymes and battle each other to demonstrate not only their MC prowess but science comprehension [...]

Undergraduate Diversity Travel Awards to Botanical Society of America Meetings The PLANTS program (funded by the National Science Foundation and Botanical Society of America) encourages the participation of undergraduates from underrepresented groups at the annual meetings of the BSA and affiliated organizations (this year in New Orleans, Louisiana, July 27-31, 2013). These meetings focus on [...]

Black Family Technology Awareness Week (BFTAW) is a national public awareness campaign designed to encourage more African Americans to incorporate technology into their daily lives.  It is a nationwide program to educate and empower families – multiple generations, not just youth – through technology. Partners include community, corporate, and professional supporters who host events in [...]

I’m coming to the east coast in 3 weeks. I’m honored (and excited) to participate in the New York Academy of Sciences Science & the City event on Lust and Love in the Animal Kingdom! It will be a conversational panel discussion (not individual presentations) about the science sex and love. Science & the City, [...]

A Poem I love the outdoors in the Wintertime in the Spring especially the Summer and the gorgeous Fall. My Afro – so big and round – like wide world I love so natural a gift from Mother Nature/Mother Earth I enjoy her beauty at play and work.   Please join me in supporting Outdoor [...]

Hi all, My first Engagement of 2013 is upon me already.  I am happy and honored to be a panelist for the first installment of the 2013 #STEMchat series. #STEMchat is a monthly online discussion on Twitter to bring parents, educators and STEM professionals together to share resources and ideas to raise STEM-loving kids (Science, [...]

5. Fast, affordable Computers. Once upon a time computers would take up entire floors in buildings.  The original Super Computer, the CDC 6600, could have easily earned its moniker because that’s how much square footage it took up at University of California at Berkeley. By the time I was introduced to computers – the mid [...]

The end of the semester is at hand. It’s a busy and stressful time of year. I know. College students are preparing (or taking) exams. High school seniors are working on mid-year projects and facing college application deadlines.  When that last bell rings, I know the temptation to just leave the laptop and books behind.  [...]