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The best of minorities in cartoons: Women in STEM

March 25, 2015 1 min read animation Best of minorities in cartoons comics trivia Media Missives minorities in cartoons STEM Women's History Month

This week, it’s a round-up post, featuring the minority girls and women I’ve written about so far who’re involved in some way in STEM areas. It’

Minorities in cartoons: "SciGirls"

November 20, 2014 2 min read animation Media Missives minorities in cartoons PBS People of color SciGirls STEM

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is the educational series “SciGirls.” Debuting in 2010, the series airs on PBS, and has had two seasons to date. Background “SciGirls&

Barbie struggles with programming; the stars of "Frozen" promote coding

November 19, 2014 1 min read Barbie Disney Frozen Not Invented Here programming STEM Diverse Tech Geek Wild Kratts

Making the rounds online are complaints about a Barbie book for girls that supposedly promotes girls becoming interested in programming, but comes off instead as patronizing. In “Barbie: I Can Be a