Check out the paper here, and a thread by one of the authors here

This paper by 52 Black Scientists (listed above), discusses Juneteenth’s history, the history of racism in science, and how institutions (and individuals) can take actionable steps to reduce this racism and the burden it places on Black scientists.

From Figure 1 in the paper, here is an infographic with an overview of potential changes that can help as well as current barriers:

As described further in this paper, some specific themes for changes that institutions and the wider community are recommended to make in order to work towards solving this problem are: creating and foster a culture of inclusivity and support, developing mechanisms to protect trainees in the pipeline by combating suicidal threats and overcoming mental health struggles and challenges, considering work-life integration, reducing “White superiority”, and more.

Read “Juneteenth in STEMM and the barriers to equitable science” for more details and information!