A day of remembrance, celebration, and reflection. On this day in 1865, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, freedom finally reached the last enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas. It’s a day that marks the true spirit of liberation, not just in law, but in life.

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) has been shaped by the brilliance and perseverance of countless Black scientists