Black STEM Heroes expands what students typically learn in school at a time when meaningful Black history content is being reduced or limited in many places. Students often learn only a small set of names, but rarely meet scientists and innovators like Dr. Patricia Bath, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, Garrett Morgan, and Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett—people whose work shaped medicine, public safety, technology, and public health.
In our STEMcx Saturday Academies, students watch age-appropriate videos about each scientist, build personal home libraries with companion books, answer questions about their lives and discoveries, and complete hands-on activities like DIY eye models, COVID virus modules, insect investigations, and building their own traffic lights. These experiences show students that STEM is active, creative, community-focused—and that they belong in it.
STEMcx is now developing this program into a full curriculum package with related books, videos, and teacher materials. If you’re interested in learning more or piloting it, please let us know by clicking here. We will have a middle school or elementary school option. We expect to have the full release available for sale by Summer 2026.
