Black In Geography Day, October 27th – Honor Black Geo Students and Professionals

Black

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October
27th

Honoring
Black Geo Practitioners
Impacting Our World

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Black in Geography Day serves as
a compelling call to action, inviting
individuals, organizations, and
communities to celebrate, embrace,
and grow Black representation in the
geography, GIS, and other fields that
leverage geographic approaches.

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Black in Geography Day is observed
on October 27, 2024, aligning with the
birthday of Gladys West, an American
mathematician whose groundbreaking
contributions to Earth modeling and
satellite geodesy models significantly
influenced the development of the
Global Positioning System (GPS).