{"id":4776,"date":"2020-10-02T17:25:10","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T16:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/2020\/10\/02\/manchester-libraries-celebrate-role-black-scientists-during-black-history-month\/"},"modified":"2020-10-02T17:25:10","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T16:25:10","slug":"manchester-libraries-celebrate-role-black-scientists-during-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/manchester-libraries-celebrate-role-black-scientists-during-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester Libraries celebrate role of black scientists during Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code>Science fans get to experiment in the footprints of black innovators during the Black History Month organised by <\/code><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchester.gov.uk\/libraries\">Manchester Libraries<\/a><code>. <\/code><\/p>\n<p><code>Black pioneers in science, technology, engineering and maths are being celebrated in a series of live events called STEM Club Online on the <\/code><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/manchesterlibraries?locale=de_DE\">libraries\u2019 Facebook page<\/a><code>. <\/code><\/p>\n<p><code>Each Saturday in October at 11 am, community engagement officer Siobhan O\u2019Connor and her colleagues from Manchester Libraries will upload a video introducing a different figure from black science history along with try-at-home experiments. <\/code><\/p>\n<p><code>Viewers will get to know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\">NASA<\/a> mathematician Katherine Johnson, who played a critical role in the space race between America and Russia during the Cold War. <\/code><\/p>\n<figure class=\"image file-default media-element\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mathematician katherine johnson at nasa in 1966, image from Wikimedia Commons\" data-delta=\"1\" data-fid=\"6199\" data-media-element=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/10\/katherine_johnson_at_nasa_in_1966.jpg\" title=\"Mathematician Katherine Johnson at Nasa, 1966\" width=\"600\" height=\"757\"><figcaption>Katherine Johnson is honoured for her &#8220;historical role as one of the first <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African-American\">African-American<\/a> women to work as a NASA scientist&#8221; by the American space agency. Image: Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><code>She thrived in a career as a research mathematician when this was a tough field for African Americans and especially African American women. Katherine was portrayed as a lead character in the 2016 film Hidden Figures. <\/code><\/p>\n<p><code>Other Saturdays are dedicated to scientist and DJ Mark Richards, inventor Granville Wood and space scientist and BBC presenter Maggie Aderin-Pocock. Each event includes a practical experiment inspired by the person\u2019s work. <\/code><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our programme for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlackHistoryMonth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlackHistoryMonth<\/a> has just been released. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LibrariesFromHome?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LibrariesFromHome<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlackLivesMatter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlackLivesMatter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/archivesplus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@archivesplus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManCityCouncil?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ManCityCouncil<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MENnewsdesk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MENnewsdesk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MCRCityofLit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MCRCityofLit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McrLitFest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@McrLitFest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YoungIDmcr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@YoungIDmcr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ReadMCR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ReadMCR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Windrush?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Windrush<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreManchester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeAreManchester<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RahmanCllr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RahmanCllr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/macinnes_neil?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@macinnes_neil<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nVqVTZbNZY\">https:\/\/t.co\/nVqVTZbNZY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yMhPUInNto\">pic.twitter.com\/yMhPUInNto<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 Manchester Libraries (@MancLibraries) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MancLibraries\/status\/1309531417999740930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><code>The STEM Club was started in January and taken online after Covid-19 hit. Now is the first time the experiments are linked to specific scientists. <\/code><\/p>\n<p><code>The videos are not always labelled as Black History Month specials. Community engagement officer Siobhan O\u2019Connor said: \u201cWe should be doing this anyway. I view October as the launching of things we want to do throughout the year.\u201d <\/code><\/p>\n<p><code>In the future, her team wants to recruit STEM ambassadors among Manchester scientists as well as volunteers to help share experiments with children and young people. <\/code><\/p>\n<p><code>Siobhan said: \u201cAnybody who wants to get involved to deliver family friendly activities is welcome, especially when live events start again.\u201d<\/code><\/p>\n<p><code>The black innovators series of STEM Club Online is part of a bundle of activities planned by Manchester Libraries in October for Black History Month. <\/code><\/p>\n<p><code>Other events focus on local black poets and artists, like the virtual crafting sessions with artist Simone. <\/code><\/p>\n<p><code>Manchester black professionals offer career conversations to young people interested in becoming writers, teachers and barristers. <\/code><\/p>\n<p><code>Author and family historian <\/code><a href=\"https:\/\/paulcrooks.info\/\">Paul Crooks<\/a><code> shares how he traces his ancestors, who were slaves on a Caribbean sugar plantation 200 years ago. <\/code><\/p>\n<p><code>The <\/code><a href=\"https:\/\/manclibraries.blog\/2020\/09\/25\/black-history-month\/\">full programme<\/a><code> can be found on the libraries\u2019 blog. <\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Science fans get to experiment in the footprints of black innovators during the Black History Month organised by Manchester Libraries. 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