Sarah Boone: Trailblazing Inventor of the Modern Ironing Board Early Life and Family: Sarah Boone, a pioneering African American inventor, was born Sarah Marshall in Continue Reading
People
Celebrating blackmen and women who made history
Bessie Blount Griffin – Inventor of an Electric Self Feeding Device for Disabled
Bessie Blount Griffin: Rehabilitation Specialist and Inventive Humanitarian Early Life and Family: Bessie Blount Griffin, born Bessie Virginia Blount on November 24, 1914, in Hickory, Continue Reading
Henry Blair – Inventor of the seed Planter
Henry Blair: Inventive Farmer and Pioneering Inventor Early Life and Family: Henry Blair, born around 1807 in Montgomery County, Maryland, was an African American farmer Continue Reading
Miriam E. Benjamin – Inventor of the Signal Chair
Miriam E. Benjamin: Unveiling the Marvelous Inventor Behind the Revolutionary Signal Chair! Miriam E. Benjamin, an inventive genius of her time, made significant strides in Continue Reading
Andrew Jackson Beard – Inventor of the Automatic Railroad Car Coupler
Andrew Jackson Beard was an African American inventor and entrepreneur known for his significant contributions to the development of the automatic railroad car coupler. Born Continue Reading
Mae Carol Jemison – First African American Woman in Space
Mae Carol Jemison: Pioneering the Cosmos Early Life and Education: Mae Carol Jemison was born on October 17, 1956, in Decatur, Alabama. Raised in Chicago, Continue Reading
Crispus Attucks: Hero of the American Revolution – Boston Massacre and the Fight for Independence
Crispus Attucks: A Pioneer in the Fight for Independence and the Boston Massacre In the shadows of the American Revolution, where the seeds of independence Continue Reading
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson – First Black Woman to earn a PHD from MIT
Shirley Ann Jackson: Breaking Barriers and Illuminating Minds Early Aspirations: Born on August 5, 1946, in Washington, D.C., Shirley Ann Jackson displayed an early fascination Continue Reading
Shirley Ann Jackson – Inventor of the Portable Fax Machine, Touch-tone Telephone, Solar Cells and Fibre Optic Cables
Early Life and Education: Shirley Ann Jackson was born on August 5, 1946, in Washington, D.C. Growing up in a supportive and intellectually stimulating environment, Continue Reading
Rosa Parks – Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
Rosa Parks: A Beacon of Courage in the Heart of the Civil Rights Movement Early Life and Family: Rosa Louise McCauley Parks, born on February Continue Reading