#nsbe

[hdmiports]

starting nsb expanded, definitely not gonna abandon it after three gens

#🔅 #nsbe #ts4 cas #ts4 screenshots #show us your sims #ts4 lookbook #black sims #not so berry

[dreadfutures]

I am really so grateful to have grown up where I grew up and gone to college where I went to college 🙏 getting to know people from all over the world and all walks of life and emphasizing our common humanity and the importance of solidarity against empire and the establishment

#personal #between 2014-2018 there were several large protests about the occupation of gaza #we had the postdoc strike #we went through so much shit about daca #out in stem was just taking root at that campus #sacnas and nsbe were hitting their stride #our chicano studies major was one of the best in the country #i learned a lot and learned to keep learning #too bad my Instagram is full of people who sold out for coin and went to flir and lockheed and Raytheon blech #oh and we also had a huge successful Divest From Oil push with the campus #our initiatives to combat student food and housing insecurity were making huge progress #the community building and cultural celebration and inclusion in my local areas at home are the best ever #i am so happy to be back

[sistahscifi]

Join us for THIS SATURDAY for The Science Behind Science Fiction event discussing Kinning by Nisi Shawl!!! This event is part of the Sistah Scifi West Coast Book Tour for “Kinning". Learn more and grab your tickets at https://sistahscifi.com/pages/events!

Saturday Feb 17th 2024 // 12p - 3p PST

Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make / Believe, 546 9th Street Oakland, CA, 94607

Dive into the world of sci-fi as we unravel the mysteries behind "Kinning", from bilogy behind empathy inducing mycellum to the physics of air canoe travel. This will be an intellectually stimulating conversation for readers of all ages. NSBE Bay Area is a proud promtional partner for The Science Behind Science Fiction!

📚About Chapter 510 Chapter 510 is a made-in-Oakland youth writing, bookmaking & publishing center. Our teaching artists and volunteers work side by side with educators to provide a safe space and supportive community so Black, brown, and queer youth ages 8-19 can bravely write. This beautiful venue is available for event rentals!

You can order this signed title from our @Shopify, @Instagram, @Facbook, @TikTok, @Twitter, @Librofm and @Pinterest stores. Link in bio: @SistahScifi | https://sistahscifi.com/products/kinning-everfair-2. Better yet, check it out from your local #library!

@nisi_shawl @torbooks @chapter510

#SistahScifi #NisiShawl #Kinning #TheScienceBehindScienceFiction #Chapter510 #Oakland #OaklandCA #WestCoastBookTour

[aro-culture-is]

Aro culture is coming out to a teacher every semester to make your point better understood despite having suffered from aphobia from professors before because winning arguments >>> my safety

your safety >>>>>>> anything else? I understand the feeling of wanting to prove a point, but please consider the risks and benefits. you are important. you deserve to be safe. you do not need to fight the world alone.

in terms of activism, i'd strongly recommend trying to direct that energy into forming an a-spec group of some sort on your campus. speaking as a founding member of a queer group on my campus (approx. 50k students) - direct action through community action creates more long-lasting results for less safety risk.

trying to convince my STEM professors to respect trans people alone just led to me feeling terrible. creating an organization, connecting with other diversity groups on campus, and showing up in solidarity with each other produced direct statements, policies, and actionable goals that we can use. and note - this isn't just working with other queer groups on campus. we quickly created an overarching connection with the local NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers) and SHPE (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers) and that has been life-saving for all of us. All of us educate all of our members about the bigoted problems we face.

All of our leaders have worked and cried and fought together, and it works and it helps when you work with a community. Individual conversations can help - but power dynamics mean that a group discussion is almost always going to create a stronger impression. If a university has 40k people saying they experienced little to no discrimination and 50 people saying they experienced significant discrimination... the university will treat that as individual cases. If people facing discrimination are empowered by each other to collectively say, no, actually, we are facing problems - and it's now 1k vs 39k - that will make the university have to concede that they have a systemic problem.

... or, as we found in our engineering college: they will mysteriously not release data they are legally required to release until your collective politely informs them that they will escalate if the situation is not promptly resolved. guess what data was released the next month, and showed massive problems :)

#Anonymous #aro culture is #aro #aromantic #actually aro #actually aromantic #ask #mod phoenix #sorry not sorry you're talking to the system protector #i find individualism infuriating #when systemic change is the goal #if you want to address systemic amatonormativity you must do so with enough power to make the system feel the need to change #basically i'm sorry to anon if you dislike us for this but i think self-sacrificial acts of individualism are #frankly a form of self harm rather than activism #wrt the escalation btw #we started talking to professors and departments #as well as the diversity and student experience related deans #and made it clear to all of them that we have some concerns why the data is now - legally - 2 years late in release #and you know - it's strange and we'd really like to be able to use the updated data to help each other #(and honestly... send the demographics with the best odds of success. Black students talked to the 1 Black dean involved #and the white queers like myself handled the old white dudes while making an effort to look 'less queer') #... i should note my university has *terrible* diversity stats. like. godawful. we still don't meet diversity admission standards #that people marched for in the *70s* (500 Black students yearly) and our admissions are up like? 15k total #it is Bad #honestly tho i find it fun to follow the political bread crumb trail and be like owo? you said this wasn't your job? who would you #recommend that i talk to? oh? (contact them; figure out what makes each group tick; find out who and what they answer to) #set up the dominoes and well. enjoy. #(obv it is NOT that simple lol but consistent solidarity with other groups means you can divide and conquer + send 'unaffiliated' folks) #and when alone we have a small chunk of privileged folks who are willing to help make a fuss but together? oh it gets good #like what was that dean? oh? you want to carefully cover up a major scandal relating to extreme bias from a few years ago? hmmm no.

[btsqualityy]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrDzrPJoASb/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Hojin! I can see Hojin liking the chocolate! 🤤

Definitely Hojin lol he’d meet up with her after the concert too 😏

#idol group: pulse

[lboogie1906]

Established in 1975 at a national conference held at Purdue University, the National Society of Black Engineers was created to increase the number of African American engineers. Their mission is to train Black engineers who “excel academically, succeed professionally, and impact the community.” The NSBE has more than 30,000 members spread across 233 college chapters, 65 alumni extension chapters, and 89 pre-college chapters.

In 1974, six members of Purdue University’s Black Society of Engineers, Anthony Harris, Brian Harris, Stanley L. Kirtley, John W. Logan, Jr., Edward A. Coleman, and George A. Smith, sent letters to every accredited engineering program in the US asking for Black student leaders who would be interested in a national organization. The six leaders scheduled a conference held April 10-12, 1975. The Black Society of Engineers’ president, Brian Harris, changed the organization’s name to the Society of Black Engineers. Forty-eight students representing 32 colleges attended the first conference. An affirmative vote was cast to create a national society. In 1976, the NSBE was officially incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

NSBE has a national communications network, two national magazines (NSBE Magazine and NSBE Bridge), an internal newsletter, and a professional newsletter (The Career Engineer). The organization offers scholarships. NSBE publishes resume books and has the National Leadership Institute, a year-round development and training initiative to improve the leadership skills of its members. NSBE hosts an annual national convention, inviting students and professionals from across the country.

“A Walk for Education,” started in 2006, is an annual event where teams of NSBE members go door-to-door in neighborhoods, pass out literature at local businesses, and inform local youth about career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math, emphasizing the importance of finishing high school and going to college. The outreach to the community continues after the event, as NSBE members enlist interested people in NSBE’s Technical OutReach Community Help. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[lvbnblk]

With my brothas down at the National Society of Black Engineers Annual Convention! #Atlanta #NSBE #NSBE50 #BlackEngineers #WeCreatedMath #TellYourKids

[akuasucc]

ppl calling nsbe the new asa im crying.. africans are either stem majors, some major related to health field, business or econ majors

#me on the other hand #im doing sports admin #there are africans in my major #but they all males #i think im the only female from #what ive seen so far #but its only like 4 of us #but its a lot of black ppl #and they mainly aa #some might be carribbean idk

[sammygoestoischool]

This was NSBE HACKS!

[hdmiports]

tori

21 | they/she | black nb lesbian

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[sistahscifi]

Tomorrow join us at @TheCrownOak for The Science Behind Science Fiction: To Boldly Go!

@IsisAsare will be in discussion with author @angeladalton_author about the scientific impact of Nichelle Nichols' role on the original #StarTrek. The discussion will be followed by a interactive Q&A with attendees!

@SistahScifi | www.sistahscifi.com | https://sistahscifi.com/pages/events

Sistah Scifi is grateful to collaborate with the National Society of Black Enginners of the Bay Area - East Bay! NSBE's mission is to increase the number of culturally responsible Black Engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community!

@harperkids

@nsbe

[glynndavid]

Flash Black Friday . . .Are your grade 4-12 kids NSBE Pre-College Initiative members like Donte was?? https://youtu.be/ppZpyJ6ryE0

#youtube

[ynotcommunications]

[studyari]

march update

it’s officially midterms time. i thought i would post an update becuase this semester has took SO much out of me. i finished my internship funded by the national science foundation in january, can’t say i made too many ties there since i hardly saw my superiors. BUT i did get to know the metrology lab pretty well and even got their machine working. going into it i did NOT imagine i could accomplish that but i felt so good getting it working! i even made a little overturn training manual and gave it over to them. 

okay so starting this semester i am in my gateway courses. so a bunch of physics courses at one time ugh plus i was taking differential and linear algebra. i got so stressed out with the workload that i had a dream where i crashed into a forest and the airbags went off lol. that same morning i dropped my lab and differential equations. it was just WAYYY too much for me. 

i’m still a full time student so it was clear i was doing too much. hmm okay so i’m in my gateway courses so mathematical physics, classical mechanics, and modern physics. i knew i was going to struggle with classical mechanics because kinematics alone was hard for me to grasp and it’s basically dynamics. i didn’t apply as an engineering major literally because i didn’t want to take dynamics LOL i struggled in statics. Of course im taking the same class just named something else and a lot harder T_T. i also wanted to get some undergrad research experience and work in an electronic materials lab but yeah i’m just tooooo busy it was a good idea though lmao.

okay but honestly mechanics is the hardest class for me, modern physics is my most interesting class, and mathematical isn’t too bad even though i suck at math because our teacher grades us mostly on completion and work shown. the hardest thing about this semester is just the schedule itself. so we have to take all three at the same time for some reason or you wouldn’t be able to register for the class ummm overkill much?! and the schedule is from 10am - 7:30 pm ughhhh. I have to take the bus there so add on a couple hours and then i have to walk to class. ohhh i miss the online/hybrid classes so much lol. by the time i’m in my last class i am literally asleep. don’t worry ive started drinking coffee.

looking on the brighter sides of things i’m being a lot more involved in campus and i’m really liking getting to know my classmates! i am so antisocial and awkward so im surprised. i’ve been going to the women in stem meetings, society of astronomy, nsbe coding workshops, ieee circuits workshops, career fairs, and boba socials just for funsies. i realize school isnt all about good grades and killing yourself for that A. i’ve even had more time to spend with my friends (it is so true what they say about making time not having it lol). almost every other weekend we see each other and have little celebrations, watch movies, have study dates, go to the park, get coffee/boba, go shopping etc. and facetiming my friends back in arizona as well! one of my club advisors told me its actually the b and c students that do better in the job market and isnt that freaking crazy! ever since then ive been reminding myself that being perfect and getting a’s isnt always worth it. i have other life to live too and people wont necessarily fault me for that.

okay as for my grades though i have been bombing every single quiz like a 50 or LESS LMAO. that’s with me studying at least a whole day before. however as of now i have passed every exam so far. so my current grades right now are 90% in modern physics, 98% mathematical physics, 100% classical mechanics (but a lot f the grades arent in yet), and a 99% in linear algebra. See and thats me not killing myself this semester so im super happy i decided to not overdo it, it really doesnt make as much as a difference as i thought lmao clearly.

looking forward to spring break! i was in therapy/behavioral health all last year trying to tackle my anxiety and i would say its been helping. its all about making a choice. i’m also in physical therapy now for the next couple of months and then once summer starts i’ll start going back to therapy again. this post might seem positive but this semester i have never felt more unmotivated or stupid. some days i feel like i cant do this and that everyone else around me is so much more capable. but i know as soon as i give into those thoughts that i’ll end up giving up and i don't want to give up. my boyfriend also has been feeling the same way. 

i also lost my wallet this week soooo all my documentation and identification is gone ugh. i had a full on breakdown but am getting that figured out. i’m going to an applications of black holes seminar tomorrow and i am super excited about that. took my linear algebra exam today too, (WHY IS THAT CLASS SO HARD BTW). i havent yet applied but theres this summer research opportunity happening at the university of toronto (dunlap institute of physics and astrophysics) and i think im going to apply! i really want to travel this year and experience something new!

#ari #personal

[40leslie]

 HOME   NEWS   TECH   LEISURE   FEATURES   WELLNESS   VIEWS   OP-ED   PODS   VODS   PRINT BIGOTRY ENCODED: RACIAL BIAS IN TECHNOLOGY by Taylor Synclair Goethe | published Mar. 2nd, 2019  illustration by Aria Dines 1 “Is this soap dispenser racist?” was the question that became an internet sensation. In a video at a Marriott hotel, an automatic soap dispenser is shown unable to detect a black customer’s hand.  The dispenser used near-infrared technology to detect hand motions, an article on Mic read. The invisible light is reflected back from the skin which triggers the sensor. Darker skin tones absorb more light, thus enough light isn't reflected back to the sensor to activate the soap dispenser. Which means that dark-skinned restroom users will have to skip washing their hands with this not-so-sensitive soap dispenser. This epic design flaw may seem hilarious on the internet, but demonstrates a major issue with many technology-based companies: diversity. The soap dispenser was created by a company called Technical Concepts, which unintentionally made a discriminatory soap dispenser because no one at the company thought to test their product on dark skin. According to Alec Harris, a fourth year Manufacturing Engineering Technology major and the Pre-Collegiate Initiative Chair for National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) chapter, this is an endemic problem within the tech industry. “If you have an office full of white people, whatever products that come out of that office are more likely to be geared more towards white people. The less diversity there is in a workplace environment, the more likely major design flaws will be present that only affect people of color,” Harris said. "The less diversity there is in a workplace environment, the more likely major design flaws will be present that only affect people of color.” RACIAL BIAS IN TECH Silicon Valley, located in northern San Francisco, is a global epicenter for innovation and prestige in technology. It is also infamous for it’s stark lack of diversity which has been nicknamed its “Achilles’ heel,” according to CNBC. The issue extends throughout many facets of technology. https://www.instagram.com/p/CoL7JGZOpXz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tgfpm]

#throwbackthursday #csadosdrepost from @nsbe post for #Kwanzaa celebrated December 26, 2022 - January 1, 2023. Today is the fourth day which focuses on cooperative economics ( in Swahili known as #Ujamaa). https://www.instagram.com/p/CmwD4TJOZuC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#throwbackthursday #csadosdrepost #kwanzaa #ujamaa