Onesimus
Onesimus (late 1600s–early 1700s) was an enslaved West African man whose knowledge of variolation (an early form of inoculation against smallpox) helped save hundreds of lives...
Category : Science – Technology
The National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN)
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Pioneers in the Fight for Racial Equality in Nursing The National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN) was a groundbreaking professional organization founded in 1908...
Dr. Jessica Andrea Watkins
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Dr. Jessica Andrea Watkins (born May 14, 1988) is an American NASA astronaut, planetary geologist, aquanaut, and former international rugby player. She made history in...
Einstein’s Stand: Defying Racial Barriers at Lincoln University in 1946
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In 1946, Albert Einstein, the world-renowned physicist and Nobel laureate, made a bold and symbolic gesture by visiting Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, the first degree-granting...
Scientific Racism
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Understanding Scientific Racism: A Historical and Critical Examination Scientific racism refers to the misuse of scientific methods, theories, or data to justify racial hierarchies and...
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz
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Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz (1807–1873) was a Swiss-born American naturalist, geologist, and zoologist whose contributions to science were monumental but whose legacy is deeply tarnished...
Polygenism
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A Dismissed Theory of Human Origins Polygenism is the theory that human races originated from multiple, distinct ancestral groups rather than a single common ancestor,...
Samuel George Morton
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Samuel George Morton (1799–1851) was an American physician and natural scientist whose work in craniometry—the measurement of human skulls—laid the foundation for what would later...
The Greatest Invention Ever Made: The Human Body
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A Masterpiece Engineered in Africa The greatest invention ever made is undoubtedly the human body. And where does this unparalleled marvel originate? Africa. The human...
The Universal Races Congress
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The Universal Races Congress in London: A Historical Perspective The Universal Races Congress, held in London in 1911, stands as a remarkable milestone in the...