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Stock photo by Pexels It was estimated by the United States Department of Labor Statistics in 2019, that close to 10,000 jobs were available in the science, technology, engineering and math fields. Careers in STEM, while lucrative, are rarely afforded to people of color. African Americans make up 11 percent of the total U.S. workforce and only … Continued

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