diff --git a/.github/workflows/typo_config.toml b/.github/workflows/typo_config.toml index e80ddb88..7f430e55 100644 --- a/.github/workflows/typo_config.toml +++ b/.github/workflows/typo_config.toml @@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ extend-ignore-re = [ "AAS", "Villegas", "Wil", - "Lok" + "Lok", + "BITCON" ] diff --git a/_posts/2025-01-31-black-history-month.md b/_posts/2025-01-31-black-history-month.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9c321ff4 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2025-01-31-black-history-month.md @@ -0,0 +1,111 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: "US-RSE Celebrates Black History Month 2025" +tags: [dei, black-history] +author: Lance Parsons, Cordero Core +date: 2025-01-31 +--- + +![Black History Month Logo]({{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/BHMlogo.png){: +.align-center .width-half} + +US-RSE’s [DEI working group (DEI-WG)](https://us-rse.org/wg/dei/) is proud to +lead the US-RSE’s participation in celebrating [Black History +Month](https://www.blackhistorymonth.gov/). + +First up, we’ll be sharing stories throughout the month that recognize and +celebrate African Americans who have inspired our members through their +accomplishments in their careers and their personal stories. We’ll be +publishing these posts throughout February to highlight such people, where we +talk about the person and tie their work and life to the RSE movement. + +* A. Phillip Randolph \- + [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Philip_Randolph) +* Check back here for links as articles are posted + +In addition, we’re excited to host a **Zoom discussion on Thursday, February +20th at noon PT / 3 PM ET**. [@Cordero +Core](https://usrse.slack.com/team/U0523JRUDE3) shared one of his favorite +YouTube channels with us from Garrison Hayes. We invite you to watch the three +episodes linked below from [Garrison Hayes' YouTube +channel](https://www.youtube.com/@GarrisonHayes/featured), and then come +prepared for a lively, engaging, and thought provoking conversation with us +over Zoom on Thursday, February 20th and continuing in the [`#dei-discussion` +channel](https://usrse.slack.com/archives/C01C8CJQ7AP) on Slack (details and +link in the channel). For those that aren't familiar, Garrison explores a +variety of interesting questions, usually at the intersection of Black history, +politics and current events. + +* [Why the right is so obsessed with + DEI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARKvxeNCp84) +* [Tim Scott and the "token black + guy"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcEOpjV1Upc) +* [Why are Black people still + Christian?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKSF1huXOuw) + +Finally, we wanted to share with you some articles, shows, and resources we +found engaging and we invite you to share your own, either on Slack or with the +hashtag `#usrse-blackhistory`. + +### **Events/Conferences** + +* [**US-RSE Zoom Discussion**](https://usrse.slack.com/archives/C01C8CJQ7AP) - + Thursday, February 20 - Garrison Hayes episodes on DEI, the "token black + guy", and Black Christians - Register on Slack in the [`#dei-discussion` + channel](https://usrse.slack.com/archives/C01C8CJQ7AP) +* [Black Tech Week](https://blacktechweek.com/) \- July 14-16 at the Aronoff + Center in Cincinnati, OH +* [BITCON 2025](https://bitcon.blacksintechnology.net/) \- BITCON is the annual + conference for the largest community of Black technology professionals + globally +* [Black Women in Data Summit 2025](https://www.blackwomenindata.com/) \- + centers Black women's point of view in all spaces where data lives +* [AfroTech Conference 2025](https://experience.afrotech.com/) \- Explore + enterprise innovation, shape the future of work, build essential skills, and + champion tech for good + +### **Organizations** + +* [BlackGirlsHack](https://blackgirlshack.org/) \- Home of Black Girl Cyber + Magic +* [Black In Astro](https://www.blackinastro.com/) \- Celebrating and amplifying + the Black experience in space-related fields +* [Black Men in Tech](https://www.blkmenintech.com/about-us) \- access, + resources, and community for Black men within the tech industry +* [Code.org’s Approach to Diversity and Equity in Computer + Science](https://code.org/diversity) +* [blackcomputeHER.org](https://blackcomputeher.org/) \- dedicated to + supporting computing+tech education and workforce development for Black women + and girls +* [African American Women in Physics](https://aawip.com/) \- honor the women + who paved the way, to inspire future physicists, and to connect with allies + interested in promoting diversity in Physics and other STEM fields +* [National Society of Black Physicists](https://nsbp.org/) \- For nearly 50 + years, NSBP has existed to open more opportunities in physics and related + sciences for African Americans and others across the African diaspora + +### **Articles/Podcasts/Shows** + +* [She Started It](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5202656/) \- an award-winning + documentary that provides a rare look in the lives of five ambitious young + women entrepreneurs (Thuy, Stacey, Sheena, Brienne and Agathe) who will stop + at nothing to pursue their startup dreams. +* [Coded Bias](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11394170/) \- When MIT Media Lab + researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that facial recognition does not see + dark-skinned faces accurately, she embarks on a journey to push for the + first-ever U.S. legislation against bias in algorithms that impact us all. +* [Interview with Marc + Hannah](https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/marc-hannah-41) \- + co-founded Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) in 1982, which created software and + hardware for 3D visuals in films like Jurassic Park and Terminator 2\. +* Star Trek Episodes + * [Let That Be Your Last Battlefield ST:TOS](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708435/) + * [Far Beyond the Stars ST:DS9](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708538/) + * [Living Witness ST:VOY](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708926/) (great + episode about historical revisionism) +* [View on Demand: “Black Excellence in Real-World + Computing”](https://www.acm.org/diversity-inclusion/bhm-2023) from ACM +* [Fostering an Enjoyable Black History Learning Experience in Your CS + Classroom \- Computer Science Teachers + Association](https://csteachers.org/fostering-an-enjoyable-black-history-learning-experience-in-your-cs-classroom/) + from Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) diff --git a/assets/img/BHMlogo.png b/assets/img/BHMlogo.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9f909299 Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/img/BHMlogo.png differ