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Black Woman Told ‘Black People Are Just Not Good at Science’ Earns Physics Ph.D.

Black Woman Told ‘Black People Are Just Not Good at Science’ Earns Physics Ph.D.

  When Monifa Phillips graduated from the University of Glasgow in Scotland June 24, she became the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in physics from the university.

It’s no small feat. In fact, she attracted the attention of both Teen Vogue and the Scottish Parliament, which congratulated her in a motion last week. (more…)

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Black Woman Told ‘Black People Are Just Not Good at Science’ Earns Physics Ph.D.

Black Woman Told ‘Black People Are Just Not Good at Science’ Earns Physics Ph.D.

When Monifa Phillips graduated from the University of Glasgow in scotland, she became the first black women to obtain a Ph.D. in physics from the university.

The hard-earned milestone, however, did not come without its fair share of racial stereotypes attached.

“I’ve been told ‘black people are just not good at science’ for instance, ‘they are just better at music,’” Phillips said on Twitter…

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