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Academy Roundtable Special Issue
The Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine was established in 2019 by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The Roundtable convenes a broad array of stakeholders that focus on the barriers and opportunities encountered by Black men and Black women as they navigate the pathways from K-12 and postsecondary education to careers in science, engineering and medicine. Through meetings, public workshops, and publications, the Roundtable advances discussions that highlight promising practices for increasing the representation, retention and inclusiveness of Black men and Black Women in STEM. The special workshop entitled COVID-19 and Black Communities: Understanding the Landscape, Developing Ideas to Address the Challenges, and Building a Community of Action that includes Black Physicians, Black Engineers, and Black Scientists was conducted on June 23, 2020. As a means to memorialize the workshop in the scientific literature and to expand its international reach, the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities is devoting this special issue for 4 leading contributors to publish their presentations.
All articles are open access.
