The circle of black math scholars in the United States is small enough that, sooner or later, they’re going to bump into Scott W. Williams and his Web site called Mathematicians of the African ...

The Black Math Genius program was created by Assata Moore in collaboration with Freddie Taylor of Urban Intellectuals. The program is intentional about putting Black children at the center of their ...

For decades, the number of Black students pursuing STEM degrees has been increasing nationally, but in the 1960s in UT Austin graduate programs, it was a different story. The small group of African ...

Emery N. Brown, Dennis Davenport, George F. Edmonds, and Elaine C. Smith were academic rarities when they earned their doctorates almost 20 years ago: They were the only black Americans known to have ...

“The number of Black kids who enter mathematics as a career is low, and we are hoping to help change that.” That’s according to Kagba Suaray, a mathematics professor at Cal State Long Beach. “I wanted ...

A small, regional program that originated in Philadelphia public schools is committed to eradicating racial and gender inequality in K-12 mathematics. Black Girls Love Math is focused on encouraging ...

If not, it's a term used to describe a kind of logic some women use to justify their spending. An example is, like, if I spent $100 yesterday at Trader Joe's, but I got a $75 refund from Zara, I ...

Editor’s note: Once a month, this column will tackle broader questions about what the country should do to increase educational opportunities for black youths. The lesson? The U.S. will continue to ...

Gilmer was also the first Black math teacher for Milwaukee Public Schools. Former Milwaukee math teacher, international researcher and leader in the field of ethnomathematics Gloria Ford Gilmer is the ...

Kendall Bell and her cousin Brynn Espy stared at the bulletin board with perplexity. Their task seemed simple enough. The girls were trying to solve a Picture-Hanging Puzzle: A piece of string with ...

Not many Black kids seek out careers in mathematics — but Hesabu Circle at Cal State Long Beach is hoping to change that. That’s according to Kagba Suaray, a mathematics professor at the university.