Chad Jenkins, a leader in the field of robotics and AI as well as founder of BlackInComputing.org, calls for a new level of attention and accountability across institutions in this important read. The lack of diversity in ML and AI research is deeply entrenched in the academic institutions, thanks to how research is funded at a federal level. He argues for the need for political leaders to commit to accountable action to ensure more inclusion in funding research grants. And for those operating in the academic institutions, "you can first look at your own organization and your own working environments and see whether you are living up to the civil rights statutes."