Cynthia White loved working as an engineer. But when she noticed that young people – particularly black students from urban areas – weren’t pursuing STEM careers, she knew she had to do something. So she quit her job and teamed up with her daughter to find a solution.

 Math wasn’t capturing students’ interest—it needed to be relevant and meaningful to their lives.  So White and her daughter, a musician, created the Arythmetic Jukebox. The Jukebox is a collection of songs that use modern music to teach math concepts. As an educator and advocate, White changed math from a stressful and rigorous subject to something creative and fun.