J. ReneOct 21, 202211 min10 reasons why I moved my career into cannabis and want other Black women to do the same!“I’m exploiting you. For your brains, your beauty, your talent.” As a Black woman in STEM, I’ve heard a lot of bullshit. It would have...
J. ReneMar 23, 20213 minIndigenous science is good science. Give them their flowers. Good science will liberate us.As I sat on the porch of my apartment building this morning, I saw my direct deposit hit before my eyes. 8 months into graduate school...
J. ReneMar 10, 20216 minWhat it was Like to be Pushed out of Bioengineering as a Black WomanTo set the record straight, I was always working harder than my white classmates. Doing research by my second semester, spending hours a...
J. ReneJan 11, 20212 minTwo Dope Spaces for Black Women and Non-Binary InnovatorsBeing a Black woman so early in my career, I often feel hypervisible and invisible at the same time. Wanting to attract career...