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Black Girls Do Engineer Podcast
Welcome to the Black Girls Do Engineer Podcast — where culture, creativity, and STEM collide.
Black Girls Do Engineer (BGDE) is a national EdTech nonprofit transforming the STEM landscape for girls of color. Founded in Houston, Texas—with expanding regional hubs in Brooklyn and Detroit—we are on a bold mission to empower 1 million Black girls ages 6–21 to thrive in science, technology, engineering, and math.
This podcast takes you inside the world of STEM like never before. Every episode is a journey — a day in the life of engineers, innovators, creators, and world-shapers from across the globe. Hear their real stories, their paths, their challenges, and their visions for the future of AI, robotics, aviation, biotech, clean energy, cybersecurity, software, finance tech, gaming, and more.
Our goal?
To expose, elevate, and inspire.
To show our girls—and the world—that brilliance comes in many shades, styles, voices, and cultures.
To make STEM feel accessible, exciting, and attainable.
Tap in, level up, and join us on this powerful cultural STEM journey. Black Girls Do Engineer — and we’re just getting started.
Black Girls Do Engineer Podcast
AI Is Here — Are We Ready?
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Artificial Intelligence is no longer a trend — it’s infrastructure.
It’s shaping hiring decisions, automating jobs, influencing classrooms, and redefining entire industries in real time. The question is no longer whether our children will use AI. The real question is whether they will understand it.
In this episode, Kara Branch breaks down why AI literacy is becoming as foundational as reading and math — and why waiting to prepare is no longer an option. With workforce data, real examples, and clear next steps, this conversation goes beyond hype to focus on readiness.
Because here’s the truth: if we don’t intentionally prepare our children to understand how AI works — how data is used, how algorithms make decisions, and how bias shows up — we risk being left behind in this workforce shift.
This episode outlines what families, educators, and communities can do now to ensure our children aren’t just consumers of technology — but creators, builders, and leaders in it.
AI is here.
The shift is happening.
The only question left is: are we ready?
🎧 Press play and let’s talk about it.
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Because this was never just a program—it’s a promise.
