Dr. Raven Baxter

“When I made my first music video, Big Ole Geeks, in 2019, I was absolutely terrified. I knew I was creating something that had never been done before. Representation that simply didn’t exist for Black women in STEM. Even though it was so terrifying for me to shatter the perception of what scientists are, I knew I had to do it. I wanted to own the narrative for myself. I was tired of trying to fit into a stereotype that didn’t represent me. Ever since then, I’ve continued shaping and demonstrating my diverse representation of what a scientist is, and encouraging others to be their unapologetic selves. Bring more of our identities into what we do and how we represent ourselves,” she captions one of her recent social media posts.