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Ali Hussein (left) and Elliott Katz Black, Indigenous and other people of color historically have struggled to overcome institutional and cultural barriers, and careers in STEAM science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics are no exception. But now,
Generator, the nonprofit maker space in Burlington s South End, has launched the new BIPOC Scholarship program, aimed at bridging that divide and making a range of career opportunities more accessible to these marginalized Vermonters. Maker spaces are communal design studios, workshops and manufacturing facilities where artists, craftspeople and entrepreneurs gather to share equipment, ideas and expertise. Launched in 2014 in the basement of Memorial Auditorium, Generator moved in 2017 to its current, 12,500-square-foot facility on Sears Lane.