Eddie Bernice Johnson: “This is a problem that cannot be dismissed. Putting our heads in the sand and hoping for the best is a recipe for…”

Speaker Wright was a visionary who served the people of Fort Worth and this Nation well.

We want people who are intellectually curious, I think, to get those people and get them into the field.

Diversity fosters a wider range of ideas and approaches, leading to more innovative solutions and better problem-solving capabilities in the scientific community.

For too long we have failed to prioritize, or even acknowledge, the vast contributions that the Black community and other minority groups have made towards scientific discovery and innovation.