Sunday, January 27, 2013

African-American science fair attracts record numbers of students to buck the odds in Silicon Valley

Christopher Smith, a doctoral student in biomedical engineering, looks at stem cell samples through an inverted microscope in a lab at the Johns Hopkins University. PHOTO/Patrick Semansky/AP

African-Americans make up just 2.6 percent of the Santa Clara County population, 2010 census data show. And according to a 2010 analysis, just 1.5 percent of computer workers living in Silicon Valley were black. At the technology heartland's top 10 firms, just 296 of 5,907 top managers and officials

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