Black scientist shares representation story from @kidflamess

Name: Black scientist shares representation story from @kidflamess
Uploaded: 2026-02-13T01:28:05.000Z
Channel: kidflamess
Description: The creator, a Black scientist holding a large iguana, explains the importance of representation in STEM fields. He shares his personal experience of not seeing role models who looked like him when he was growing up and describes his mission to visit schools to inspire minority youth by showing them that careers in science are accessible.

The creator, a Black scientist holding a large iguana, explains the importance of representation in STEM fields. He shares his personal experience of not seeing role models who looked like him when he was growing up and describes his mission to visit schools to inspire minority youth by showing them that careers in science are accessible.

Creator: @kidflamess on Instagram

Transcript

Why representation is a black scientist matters. So I'm a black scientist that did research in the Everglades. And, you know, it's Bad History Month, so I wanna shed light on this. I feel like representation is very important because I didn't see a lot of people like me doing this type of stuff when I grew up. And I feel like, you know, I wanted to shed light on that. Basically, just letting people that look like me know that these opportunities exist and they could walk in these rooms and there

Topics: Education, Nature & Wildlife, Self-Improvement

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