Mary and Mildred Davidson
Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner is an inventor of numerous products we use today and has the most patents of any African American woman. Kenner was...
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Garrett Morgan
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Garrett Morgan blazed a trail for African-American inventors with his patents, including those for a hair-straightening product, a breathing device, a revamped sewing machine, and...
Jesse Ernest Wilkins, Jr
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J. Ernest Wilkins Jr. (1923-2011) was a prominent African American mathematician and physicist who worked at the University of Chicago Met Lab during the Manhattan...
Philip Emeagwali
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Philip Emeagwali (born August 23, 1954) is a Nigerian American computer scientist. He achieved computing breakthroughs that helped lead to the development of the internet....
Ntozake Shange
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Ntozake Shange, originally named Paulette Linda Williams, was a prolific and influential American playwright, poet, and novelist. Born on October 18, 1948, in Trenton, New...
Winnie Mandela
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Winnie Mandela (born Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela on 26 September 1936) is the former wife of South African President Nelson Mandela and former leader of...
James A. Harris
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James A. Harris was an essential member of the team at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory that produced two previously unknown elements—Element 105, created in 1969, and...
The Role of the Black Churches During the Civil Rights Movement
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I am many things to many people. But in the quiet recesses of my heart, I am fundamentally a clergyman, a Baptist preacher. This is...
African delegation to Jamaica to apologise for tribes’ role in slavery
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Nana Dr. Ama Amissah III, President of Queen Mothers Association of the Central Region of Ghana, will be participating in a symbolic reconciliation and apology...
Elijah McCoy
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Elijah McCoy was a prominent African American inventor and engineer who made significant contributions to the field of mechanical engineering. Born in Colchester, Ontario, Canada...