Bobbi, 9, was the subject of alleged racial profiling while working to eradicate the invasive spotted lanternfly in Oct. Last week, she was honored by @Yale. The lanternflies she donated to @Yalepeabody will be forever associated with her name. More: m.yale.edu/bf48
"This happened because of what happened to Bobbi, but it also happened because the whole community, the science community, got together and said 'She’s one of us and we’re not going to let her lose her steam for STEM,'" said Bobbi's mother, Monique Joseph, at the event Friday.
@YaleSPH @Yale @Yalepeabody @IjeomaOparaPHD @SBS_Yale Goooo @IjeomaOparaPHD
@YaleSPH @Yale @Yalepeabody @IjeomaOparaPHD @SBS_Yale good job stepping up for a little girl
@YaleSPH @Yale @Yalepeabody @IjeomaOparaPHD @SBS_Yale Congrats Bobbi! You really show the your fantastic skills in the science!
@YaleSPH @Yale @Yalepeabody @IjeomaOparaPHD @SBS_Yale Thanks to @IjeomaOparaPHD Dr. Opara, who invited Bobbi, her mom and family to @Yalepeabody, thus affirming Bobbi's intellect as a budding scientist and supporting Bobbi's application of her knowledge toward good stewardship of her natural environment! @YaleSPH
@YaleSPH @Yale @Yalepeabody @IjeomaOparaPHD @SBS_Yale Wait. Hold up. Why are you using “alleged”? You could have just said “bias” if “profiling” felt too specific for you.
@YaleSPH @Yale @Yalepeabody @IjeomaOparaPHD @SBS_Yale Finally some GREAT NEWS! 💕
@YaleSPH @Yale @Yalepeabody @IjeomaOparaPHD @SBS_Yale ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@YaleSPH @Yale @Yalepeabody @IjeomaOparaPHD @SBS_Yale “Dr. Opara, you have been a blessing. You are part of our testimonial and what it means to have a community of amazing, beautiful, Black, intelligent scientists and doctors, and more important than that is your heart and your passion for the work that you do…” Joseph said.🥰