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Editorial
Nature Immunology 10, 927 (1 September 2009) | doi:10.1038/ni0909-927
Encouraging minority scientists
Abstract
In what has become known as his 'tough love' speech given at the 100th anniversary convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, President Barack Obama urged black students to aspire to be “scientists and engineers, doctors and teachers,” stressing that “education is essential.” However, the hurdles faced by minority students striving to succeed in pursuit of a science career extend beyond “turning off the Xboxes.
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