The first #BlackInPhysics week – an event dedicated to celebrating Black physicists and revealing a more complete picture of what a physicist looks like – ran on 25–31 October 2020. This collection brings together all of Physics World's coverage of the week, and includes a series of seven essays written by Black physicists (co-published with Physics Today) as well as a podcast and interview with the week's organizers.
Taking responsibility: the ethics of being Black in physics
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein says that difficult conversations must be had when discussing what it means to be Black in physics
Part of the revolution: Black representation in AI and quantum information
Jessica Esquivel and Charles D Brown II explain why Black physicists are vital to future progress in AI and quantum information science and engineering
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