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A-Man Brings STEM to the Inner Cities
A-MAN provides year-round, STEM-related programs for students K-12. The goal is to encourage under-served African-American and Latino students to enter STEM careers.
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The nonprofit African-American Male Achievers Network (A-MAN) was founded in 1991 to provide year-round science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)-related programs to students in K-12 using computer labs as well as hands-on activities with laser beams and robotics. The goal is to encourage underserved African-American and Latino students to enter STEM careers.
Will Johnson is an A-MAN alumnus who is now a visual effects professional. When he was 15, he took part in a science fair where he helped construct a model train with reverse magnets that levitated.
The nonprofit serves about 1,200 students in Los Angeles County and recently received a $30,000 grant from Edison International, which over the years has provided more than $218,000 toward A-MAN's STEM-related programs.
A-MAN's STEM education currently comprises students who are 50 percent African-American, 49 percent Latino, and 1 percent Asian-American.
In addition to an upcoming Virtual Reality Academy, A-MAN offers a Saturday Science Academy and an After School Academy.
The nonprofit also partners with the U.S. Air Force and the National Society of Black Engineers in their STEM programs.
From Los Angeles Sentinel
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