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August 12, 2020 49 mins
The 2016 film Hidden Figures shed light on the stories of three extraordinary Black women that excelled in the misogynistic world of academia and science to carve a path for others. On today's episode of Meeting You Where You Are, host Jan Desper Peters speaks with four "hidden figures" in academia, Dr. Kimberly Flagg Sellers, Tracey Murray, Tiffaney Parkman, and Jocelyn DeVance Taliaferro. These ladies are contemporary scholars of our time are dropping the wisdom they have gained in their journeys as Black women in the world of higher education. So sit back and listen up as they each share their personal story about the importance of representation, the struggles they went through in pursuing their doctorates and becoming tenured, and the role that we all have in supporting Black students and other Black Women. Follow Dr. Sellers on twitter and LinkedIn.
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