H/T @hood_naturalist: #BlackInTheIvory The only reason I decided against majoring in math initially was because a teacher told me that I couldn't handle it.

Black girls are told that they can't do math often and its empirically shown @DaniaFrancis https://bit.ly/2ASoGan .
Math is a gateway for so many fields, especially ones that rely on numbers to understand the world deeply, e.g. Astronomy, Physics, Economics, etc.

These disciplines also have the lowest shares of Black women at the doctoral level in the U.S.

#BlackinAstro #BlackAFinSTEM
Note that @AgnesIrwin is an all-girls grade school, which means that the quote I've shared is actually from someone in high school.

There is actually entire instagram pages dedicated to the experiences of Black high school students.
https://www.instagram.com/blackmainlinespeaks/
The numbers for Black women PhDs in quant fields in the U.S. are the following:

- Astronomy: Less than 30 EVER
- Physics: Less than 100 EVER
- Economics: Less than 0.5% EVER

Please stop telling Black girls and women that they can't do math for the sake of everyone. Please.
I think it is really hurtful and harmful to say that Black girls and women aren't interested in using numbers to understand our world.

Telling us that we can't wonder like you do is stifling our imagination.

When we wonder, the world changes. ✨💫

#BlackinAstro
All of this said, I am going to need everyone and they mama to please please please follow @blkgirlmathgic.

It's the FIRST and ONLY subscription box service that sends math materials and books to Black girls in grade school (3rd-8th grade)! Thank you!! https://twitter.com/blkgirlmathgic/status/1269497378811363328?s=20
Super short (and not exhaustive) list of some BW (esp in astro #BlackInAstro) to follow who are in these quant heavy fields:

@That_Astro_Chic
@astrostarbright
@astronaia
@astrotoya
@JedidahIslerPhD
@jevaygrooms
@DaniaFrancis
@RhondaVSharpe
@SadieCollective
@blkgirlmathgic
Hey everyone, @DaniaFrancis, whose co-authored work suggests that Black girls are under recommended for AP Calculus. has written a MUST READ THREAD explaining why targeted solutions to this problem don't actually work (aka this is systemic)⬇️: https://twitter.com/DaniaFrancis/status/1275457471285465090?s=20
You can follow @itsafronomics.
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