Champions of Change

Champions of Change: African American History Month Stem Access And Diversity

The White House honors ten individuals and organizations working to support and accelerate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) opportunities for African American students, schools and communities.

Kevin Clark, Ph.D, serves as a professor and director of the Center for Digital Media Innovation and Diversity in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University in...

Christopher Emdin, Ph.D is an Associate Professor of Science Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, where he also serves as Director of Science Education at the Center for Health...

Andrea Hence Evans, Esq. is Principal of KidGINEER, LLC. KidGINEER, LLC is a creative and unique STEM enrichment program targeting students ages 5-10. After learning that by the third grade, a...

Eunique Jones Gibson is an Artist, Cultural Architect, Media Specialist, wife and mother committed to educating and connecting a new generation to heroes who have paved the way. In 2013, she...

Dr. Reagan Flowers began her education career as a high school science teacher and has since remained dedicated to her calling as a leader in academia. Dr. Flowers’ experience caused her to take...

Christina Lewis Halpern is the founder of All Star Code (ASC), a not-for-profit education organization dedicated to closing the systematic opportunity gap between young men of color and the tech...

Felecia Hatcher is on a mission is to create 10,000 African American Start-Ups as the Co-Founder of Code Fever. Code Fever is an initiative that trains African American youth in the areas of...

Dr. Danielle N. Lee is a biologist who studies animal behavior. Her current research examines the natural history and individual differences of African Giant Pouched Rats. Her science outreach...

At eight years old, Kalimah Priforce held a successful hunger strike against his Brooklyn group home to add more books to its library, which drew the attention of a community of Buddhist monks and...

Kimberly A. Scott, Ed.D. is an Associate Professor in the Women and Gender Studies Department at Arizona State University and Executive Director of CompuGirls. She is also co-leading the national...