Girls With Dreams examines the presence of women in the field of STEM and looks at the obstacles that are keeping this number lower not only in the United States, but across the world. Beyond that Natasha Ravinand discusses her own movement, She Dreams in Code, and the work she is doing already to try and grow the amount of women in the field. This work is already impressive and what makes it even more impressive is that Ravinand is still in high school. Continue reading “Girls With Dreams Book Review from @kleffnotes”

David Jackson Ambrose’s State of the Nation examines racism in the American South from the years 1979-1981 through a focus on three young African American males. In his examination of race at this time Ambrose also provides a connection to the Atlanta Child Murders that were taking place during this time. State of the Nation provides readers with a way of confronting racism and seeing how this has impacted American society since its inception. Continue reading “State of the Nation Book Review from @kleffnotes”