Valerie Thomas
Valerie Thomas is an African-American scientist and inventor best known for her patented illusion transmitter and contributions to NASA research. Valerie Thomas was born in...
Underground Railroad
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The Underground Railroad was a network of people, African American as well as white, offering shelter and aid to escaped enslaved people from the South....
George R. Carruthers
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George R. Carruthers, an internationally-renowned astrophysicist, is a pioneer in the use of ultraviolet astronomy for studying the Earth, our Solar System, and the universe....
John Parker
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John P. Parker, born into slavery around 1827 in Norfolk, Virginia, became a notable inventor, businessman, and Underground Railroad conductor. Renowned for aiding nearly 1,000...
Daniel Hale Williams
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Daniel Hale Williams, (born Jan. 18, 1858, Hollidaysburg, Pa.—died Aug. 4, 1931, Idlewild, Mich.), American physician and founder of Provident Hospital in Chicago, credited with...
William Purvis
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William Purvis realized how much of an inconvenience it was to have to carry around a bottle of ink whenever you needed to sign a...
Henry Blair
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Henry Blair was the second African American to receive a patent on his invention. Blair, who was born in 1807, received his first patent on...
John Baxter Taylor Jr
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John Baxter Taylor was a remarkable athlete and a pioneer for African Americans in sports. He was born in Washington, D.C. in 1882 to former...
Prince Louis Rwagasore
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Prince Louis Rwagasore was King Mwambutsa IV’s oldest son, and an important political figure in the history of Burundi, which was then a colony of...
Frantz Fanon
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Frantz Fanon was a prominent psychiatrist, philosopher, and revolutionary thinker who made significant contributions to the fields of postcolonial studies, critical theory, and decolonization. Born...