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.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
1 Introduction
2 Anti-Racism Plans in Academic Medicine
3 Systemic Anti-Black Racism in the Financing of Education
4 Increasing Awareness of Anti-Black Racism in SEM Research and Education
5 The Impacts of Anti-Black Racism in Mentorship
6 Anti-Black Racism and How It Affects KGraduate Students
7 The Battle of the Pandemics: Racism Exposed by COVID-19
8 Anti-Black Racism and the Mental Health of Black Men and Black Women in STEM
9 Conclusion
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Presenters