How to Get Your Child Engaged in Science
African American children are the most likely consumers of digital technology but are rarely exposed to what it takes to create it, says Leshell Hatley, whose nonprofit, Uplift Inc., won a $162,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation’s Digital Media and Learning Competition. She’s using the money to fund YouthAppLab and teach African American and Latino children in Washington, D. C., how to build mobile apps.
