Training NextGen BIPOC Youth for STEAM Careers Can Close the Wealth Gap with Dr. Hassan Brown

The New Mainstream Podcast · Feb 1, 2023 · 30m

Florida’s recent block of an Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies course for high school students sent shockwaves across academia and enraged supporters. Providing all students with access to diverse educational opportunities broadens their perspectives and fosters empathy for each other’s plight. To limit those opportunities is to limit their growth.

Limits lead to disparities between educational environments, resulting in barriers to learning for some, and privilege for others. As a result of these inequities, Black and Brown communities have disproportionate access to advanced…