Charles Richard Drew
Charles Richard Drew was a prominent African American physician, surgeon, and medical researcher who made significant contributions to the field of medicine. Born on June...
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Lonnie Johnson
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For the past 30 years, kids (and more than a few adults) around the world have busted out their Super Soakers and conquered their neighborhood...
Otis Boykin
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Otis Boykin was born on August 29, 1920, in Dallas, Texas. He graduated from Fisk College in 1941 and took a job with the Majestic...
Marie Van Brittan Brown
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African American inventor Marie Van Brittan Brown contributed to a safer society with her invention of the first home security system. Her invention was the...
Lewis Howard Latimer
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A Pioneer in Invention and Engineering Lewis Howard Latimer, an inventor and engineer, played a pivotal role in shaping the technological landscape of the late...
Evelyn Granville Boyd
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Mathematician Evelyn Granville Boyd was born on May 1, 1924, in Washington, D.C. Her father, William, mainly worked as a custodian and separated from the...
Madam C.J. Walker
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Madam C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, was an African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and social activist. She is best known for creating a line of hair...
William Hall
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William Hall, baptized William Neilson, was born on April 25, 1829, in Nova Scotia, likely in Horton Bluff (Lockhartville), to Jacob and Lucinda Hall, one...
John Scobell
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The story of John Scobell is an extraordinary one that not too many people have heard. Scobell, so many people thought, was just another illiterate...
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson
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Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, a theoretical physicist and famous black inventor has been credited with making many advances in science. She first developed an interest...