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If you’re looking for some organizations to support or learn more about, here are some excellent ones. The groups listed below either use data to promote equality or provide opportunities to increase and support diversity in the mathematics/data science world. If you have the means, consider donating or volunteering!
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The Algorithmic Justice League combines “art and
research to illuminate the social implications and harms of AI.”
https://www.ajlunited.org/
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Black Girls Code works “to increase the number of
women of color in the digital space by empowering girls of color ages 7
to 17 to become innovators in STEM fields, leaders in their communities,
and builders of their own futures through exposure to computer science
and technology.”
https://www.blackgirlscode.com
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Black in AI is an “initiative creating a space for
sharing ideas, fostering collaborations, and discussing initiatives to
increase the presence of Black individuals in the field of AI.”
https://blackinai.github.io
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Campaign Zero focuses on data analysis related to
policing practices, working to use data to identify and promote
legislation to end police violence.
https://www.joincampaignzero.org/#vision
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Code the Dream offers free intensive training in
software development to people from diverse low-income
backgrounds.
https://www.codethedream.org
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Data For Black Lives uses data science to try and
“create concrete and measurable change in the lives of Black
people.”
http://d4bl.org
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The Math Alliance is a community working to
“increase the number of doctoral degrees in the mathematical sciences
among groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in those
fields,” help underrepresented students get placed into better programs
and find jobs as professors, and foster a diverse workforce in the
mathematical sciences.
https://mathalliance.org/goals/
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Mathematically Gifted and Black works to “highlight
the work and lives of established mathematicians in the African
Diaspora” and “support the next generation of these mathematicians.”
Donations go directly to supporting predoctoral Black students with
pursuing career goals in math.
https://mathematicallygiftedandblack.com
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Rewriting the Code works to provide a community for
Black women in tech to share experiences and perspectives, gain career
advice, and connect with companies to find work.
https://rewritingthecode.org/black-wings/
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We Rep STEM works “to promote a love of learning
while celebrating underrepresented groups in the STEM community.”
https://werepstem.com
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