In “Racial Inequity in Grant Funding from the NIH,” Michael A Taffe and Nicholas W Gilpin note that “Several analyses have revealed that African-American/Black scientists are less likely to receive NIH grant funding compared with their white, Hispanic/Latinx, or Asian colleagues.” They make a persuasive argument, based on research studies, that Black scientists are awarded fewer grants. Write a thoughtful response to this article. You may find the following questions helpful:

• What action do the authors ask readers to take? What do you think of their requests?
• As a scientist, how do you react to this disparity? What can you do to rectify it?
• Why are grants so important in science? And, why does this negatively affect Black scientists more?
• What should grant-awarding institutions do to overcome these biases?