Mathematically Gifted & Black

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FoundedDecember 2016
FoundersErica Graham, Raegan Higgins, Candice Renee Price, Shelby Wilson
Mathematically Gifted & Black
FoundedDecember 2016
FoundersErica Graham, Raegan Higgins, Candice Renee Price, Shelby Wilson
Websitemathematicallygiftedandblack.com

Mathematically Gifted & Black (MGB) is a website that features the accomplishments of black scholars in mathematical sciences. In addition to highlighting the work and lives of established mathematicians in the African Diaspora, the platform aims to support the next generation of these mathematicians as they pursue career goals in mathematics and mathematical sciences fields.[1][2]

Featured mathematicians must have a degree in mathematics that they use in their work and be recognized as a leader in research, education, industry, government, academia, or outreach.[3]

Founders of MGB received the Association for Women in Mathematics’ 2022 AWM Presidential Recognition Award.[4][5]

Mathematically Gifted & Black was founded in 2017 by Erica Graham (Bryn Mawr College), Raegan Higgins (Texas Tech University), Candice Price (Smith College), and Shelby Wilson (University of Maryland). The professors created the website with the intent of highlighting the contributions and lives of black mathematicians. The name of the website was partially inspired by the song "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" performed by Nina Simone with lyrics by Weldon Irvine.[6][7][8]

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