diff --git a/_posts/2025-01-31-black-history-month.md b/_posts/2025-01-31-black-history-month.md index 9c321ff4f..513485ad6 100644 --- a/_posts/2025-01-31-black-history-month.md +++ b/_posts/2025-01-31-black-history-month.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ date: 2025-01-31 --- ![Black History Month Logo]({{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/BHMlogo.png){: -.align-center .width-half} +style="display: block; margin: auto; max-width: 600px;" } US-RSE’s [DEI working group (DEI-WG)](https://us-rse.org/wg/dei/) is proud to lead the US-RSE’s participation in celebrating [Black History @@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ accomplishments in their careers and their personal stories. We’ll be publishing these posts throughout February to highlight such people, where we talk about the person and tie their work and life to the RSE movement. -* A. Phillip Randolph \- - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Philip_Randolph) -* Check back here for links as articles are posted +* [**A. Phillip Randolph**](/2025-01-31-randolph) \- Discover the inspiring + journey of Dr. Randolph, a pioneer in research software engineering. +* *Check back here for links as articles are posted* In addition, we’re excited to host a **Zoom discussion on Thursday, February 20th at noon PT / 3 PM ET**. [@Cordero diff --git a/_posts/2025-01-31-randolph.md b/_posts/2025-01-31-randolph.md index be8eafde7..ae3a928e4 100644 --- a/_posts/2025-01-31-randolph.md +++ b/_posts/2025-01-31-randolph.md @@ -1,18 +1,17 @@ --- layout: post -title: "US-RSE Celebrates Black History Month" +title: "A. Philip Randolph, The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and the Invisible Labor of Research Software Engineers" tags: [dei, black-history] author: Cordero Core date: 2025-01-31 --- -[*Originally post on +[*Originally posted on Medium*](https://medium.com/@cdcore/a-philip-randolph-the-brotherhood-of-sleeping-car-porters-and-the-invisible-labor-of-research-6546aa5716fb) -![A. Phillip Randolph]({{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/bhm-2025-randolph.png "A. -Phillip Randolph in front of the Lincoln Memorial"){: width="400" } - -### A. Philip Randolph, The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and the Invisible Labor of Research Software Engineers +![A. Phillip Randolph in front of the Lincoln Memorial]({{ site.baseurl +}}/assets/img/bhm-2025-randolph.png "A. Phillip Randolph"){: style="display: +block; margin: auto; max-width: 600px;" } In 1925, A. Philip Randolph took on a challenge that many deemed impossible - organizing Black railroad porters into a union that would demand @@ -66,7 +65,8 @@ than just "servants" was revolutionary. Naming something - calling it what i is - is an act of power. ![Railroad workers]({{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/bhm-2025-randolph-2.png -"Photo of two rows of railroad workers") +"Photo of two rows of railroad workers"){: style="display: block; margin: auto; +max-width: 600px;" } In research, the term Research Software Engineer did not exist in widespread use until the past decade. Before that, individuals who wrote software for @@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ for recognition is just beginning. ![Black History Month Logo]({{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/bhm-2025-randolph-3.png "Celebrating the Past, Looking Toward the -Future, Black History Month") +Future, Black History Month"){: style="display: block; margin: auto; max-width: +600px;" } Randolph believed in the power of organizing, in the necessity of solidarity. The US-RSE community stands as a modern parallel - advocating for fair labor