Engineering a Culture of Public Engagement in the Trump Era—Challenging the Status Quo

On May 25th, 2020, George Floyd’s death sparked an international outrage that embroils all extremes of the political, ethical, legal, and historical discourse on racist policing practices. Yet, there are STEM professionals who refrain from public political discussions simply because they believe these irrelevant to their professions. The purpose this article is call those have remained silent speak out in support Black Lives Matter, specifically scientific engineering practice “culture disengagement” politics discourse, for silence equates complicity when it comes racism.