The mission of the Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is to advance discussions on the barriers and opportunities encountered by Black students and professionals as they navigate the pathways from K-12 and postsecondary education to careers in science, engineering, and medicine (SEM) and highlight promising practices for increasing the representation, retention, and inclusiveness of Black men and Black women in SEM. This proceedings serves as a summary of the presentations and discussions from a capstone workshop, held virtually on December 6 and 7, 2021, to review how anti-Black racism had permeated across the topics covered by the Roundtable over the previous 2 years.

Contents

• The National Academies of SCIENCES • ENGINEERING • MEDICINE
• THE STATE OF ANTI-BLACK RACISM IN THE UNITED STATES ACTION GROUP PLANNING COMMITTEE
• ROUNDTABLE ON BLACK MEN AND BLACK WOMEN IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Introduction
  • CONTEXT FROM THE ROUNDTABLE CHAIR
  • IMPERATIVES OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE
  • INTRODUCTION FROM THE WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS AND ORGANIZATION OF THIS PROCEEDINGS
  • REFERENCES
• 2. Anti-Racism Plans in Academic Medicine
  • RACISM, ANTI-RACISM, AND ACTION
  • ADDRESSING ANTI-BLACK RACISM: ACTION AND REFLECTIVE PRACTICE
  • REFERENCES
• 3. Systemic Anti-Black Racism in the Financing of Education
  • ESCALATING COSTS AND DEBT
  • UNDERINVESTMENT ALONG THE PIPELINE
  • REFERENCES
• 4. Increasing Awareness of Anti-Black Racism in SEM Research and Education
  • TACKLING RACISM IN MEDICAL EDUCATION
  • THE IMPLICATIONS OF RACIAL BIAS IN RESEARCH
  • ANTI-RACISM IN ACADEMIA
  • DISCUSSION
  • REFERENCES
• 5. The Impacts of Anti-Black Racism in Mentorship
  • PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
  • MENTORS ALONG THE WAY
  • INSTITUTIONAL ROLE
  • PANELISTS’ RECOMMENDATIONS TO MOVE FORWARD
• 6. Anti-Black Racism and How It Affects K–Graduate Students
  • STEM INEQUALITY IN EDUCATION
  • “PTSD”: POOR TEACHING AND STEM DISORDER
  • DISCUSSION
  • REFERENCES
• 7. The Battle of the Pandemics: Racism Exposed by COVID-19
  • NEIGHBORHOOD AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
  • HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
  • INCOME AND WEALTH
  • EDUCATION
  • RACISM DENIAL
  • DISCUSSION
  • REFERENCES
• 8. Anti-Black Racism and the Mental Health of Black Men and Black Women in STEM
  • RACISM AS TRAUMA
  • BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORTS FOR BLACK MEDICAL STUDENTS
  • PSYCHIATRY IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY
  • DISCUSSION
  • REFERENCES
• 9. Conclusion
  • TIME OF HOPE, TIME OF DANGER
  • CLOSING REMARKS
• Appendix A. Workshop Agenda
• Appendix B. Biographical Sketches of Presenters

Suggested citation:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. The State of Anti-Black Racism in the United States: Reflections and Solutions from the Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26692.

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.17226/26692

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