Category Archives: Profiles

Toks Fifo

Posted ago by dsalami

Toks Fifo is a freshman at MIT studying mechanical engineering. He is putting his writing and communication skills to use by working remotely with the Robert R. Taylor Network as a research intern, developing archive profiles and timelines on black history in …

RRTN.NET

Posted ago by amingo

RRTN Showcases Black Contributions to Science and Technology in Dakar, Senegal

Posted ago by tanu

In December 2010, The Robert R. Taylor Network @ MIT showcased an interactive multimedia display it created at the Third Senegal World Arts festival in the West African country. The World Festival Exhibit on Black Contribution to Science and Technology …

Engineering the Future: MIT Alum Karl Reid Stands Up for Minority Students in Science and Technology

Posted ago by tanu

By Tristen Graves, RRTN.org By supporting minority students entering the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), Karl Reid finds a purpose that spurs his passion as well as bridges his backgrounds in engineering and education. The Vice President …

White House Blog – Charles Bolden

Posted ago by akhaminwa

Charles Bolden’s Story: “From the Segregated South to Low Earth Orbit” Posted by Charles Bolden on February 06, 2011 White House Blog Ed. note: This post is part of the Celebrating Black History Month series that highlights the contributions of …

MIT’s Joel Dawson — Honors, Family and Music

Posted ago by akhaminwa

MIT Graduate Redesigns His Boston Community

Posted ago by akhaminwa

Profile: Charles W. Bradley, III, AIA For RRTN by Tristen Graves  Boston Architect, Charles W. Bradley, III, AIA, takes pride in having personal connections to his current project, the Roxbury/Dorchester/Mattapan Transit Needs Study for Blue Hill Avenue; an 8-mile corridor …

MIT Scientist Kristala Jones Prather Finds Breakthroughs in Bioengineering

Posted ago by akhaminwa

Profile: Kristala Jones Prather For RRTN by Dan Sheridan It’s a long way from high school in Longview, Texas, to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in more ways than distance. But Associate Professor Kristala Jones Prather not only made the …

In Brooklyn, Black Scientists and Technologists Mentor Students

Posted ago by tanu

  According to the National Science Foundation, there is a 16 point gap between the numbers of Whites and African Americans with bachelor’s degrees or higher in science and technology. Of the general population, only 20 percent of blacks have …

Science and Technology Scholarships for African-American Students

Posted ago by tanu

The Obama administration is focused on retooling American education so that the country places more emphasis on Science and Technology. The goal is to sharpen the United States’ competitive edge in a transforming world driven by rapid advances in technology. …