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What I know about diversity is a term used to describe when people from all over the
world and with different ideals gather in one place. Well, they are all included and not left out.
Diversity is when people include other people from backgrounds regardless of what they believe
in. When I was in college, they tried to teach us more of diversity than I high school. I remember
that in college they tried to start to impellent diversity by stating respect and including people
with disabilities. They also made events celebrating other cultures like Cinco de Mayo and Black
History month.
Diversity through history lens defined in the resources was the topic of Mae Jemison who
was the first African American woman in space, to onboard the Endeavor in September of 1992
(Bracks, 2012). Jemison held a source of inspiration and game changing lessons on leadership,
social responsibility, and diversity for enraptured audiences (University, 2023). She was a
breakthrough for the women of color in the field of science when she boarded the Endeavor. She
was featured in a children’s book entitled Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History and
included in a groundbreaking Women of Nasa Lego set, Jemison became a true icon heralded for
her passion and continued dedication for building a world of opportunity and equality
(University, 2023). There’s also a book called Women of color in STEM: Navigating the
Workforce written by Julia Ballenger. This book presents on the lives of women of color and
their experiences at the intersection of race, class, gender, and their respective discipline
(Ballenger, 2017). While facing oppression, alienation, and social inequities (Ballenger, 2017).
This book has narratives of both sides of women who want to improve organizational climate
where they can thrive, despite their racial, class, and gender identity (Ballenger, 2017).
According to Vice and many other sources Mae Jemison spent pretty much her childhood
studying (Wiliams, 2018). She was the head of Black student union program and joined the
schools dance program (Wiliams, 2018). What inspired her for her achievement was Star Trek’s
Lt. Uhura, an African American character from, science fiction, encouraged her to reach for the
stars (Jackson, 2013). She came out as a cameo in the Star Trek’s Franchise as a guest role as Lt.
Palmer (Magazine, 2017). She was even visited by the actress who played the roles of Lt. Uhura
Nichelle Nichols. She then started a 100 Starship project where she seeks to “make the capability
of human travel beyond tout solar system a reality in the next 100 year” (Magazine, 2017).
Mae Jemison’s contributions in sciences have an enduring impact despite her short time
at NASA. She created an international space camp for middle and highschoolers, and a program
with the Los Angeles public schools to give hundreds of teacher new tools and techniques for
hands on sciences education (Erickson, 2020). Her dream is to inspire young people to follow
their dreams and break down barriers to STEM careers (Cfcw, 2023). She spent eight days in
spent 8 days in spans conducted experiments focusing on motion sickness and weightlessness
oof the crew (hrf, 2017). Guion “Guy Bluford was the first Nasa’s first African American to fly
in space on STS- 8 mission 1983, the first of his four spaceflights (Dunbar, 2009). Thus, opening
opportunity and inspiring other young men to want to be astronauts. Fred Gregory the agency’s
deputy administrator of NASA he became the first African American to command a spaceflight
when he led the STS- 33 mission Discovery in 1989 (Dunbar, 2009). Stephanie Wilson is a
member of the STS-121space shuttle crew (Dunbar, 2009). Dr, Robert Satcher is training to
become an astronaut (Dunbar, 2009). Mike Anderson served as payload commander for the STS-
107 when his shuttle was lost during reentry (Dunbar, 2009). These contributions helped shape
the contributions of more diverse workplace over in NASA while working for the same objective
(Pittman, 2018). Her achievement had impacted the underrepresentation of African American
women in STEM fields by bringing more children into topics like agricultural science. Diversity
is imperative, especially for women and people of color, groups that are unrepresentative
(Pittman, 2018).
Jemison was inducted to the National Women’s Hall of fame, National Medical
Association Hall of Fame, and Texas Science Hall of Fame (Alexander, 2019). In 1988 she
received the Essence Science and Technology, the Ebony Black Achievement Award in 1992 and
a Montgomery Fellowship from Dartmouth College in 1993, She was also named Gamm Sigma
Gamma Woman of the Year in 1990. In 1992, Mae C, Jemison Academy an alternative public
school in Detroit, Michigan was named after her (The Monroe News, 2021). The narrative
around Jemison was that she remembers being irritated about all the crew members looking the
same: all white men where the women were and if there were anyone of color (Koren, 2021).
Mae Jemison actively inspires and encourages young people to pursue careers in science and
medicine, and she has advocated gender ethnic, and social diversity in sciences (NIH, 2015). She
also urged young people to seek exposure and experience of science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics (STEM) fields (Kulke, 2017).
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