Dr. Bettye Washington Greene
Dr. Bettye Washington Greene (1935-1995), believed to be the first African-American female chemist employed to work in a professional position at the Dow Chemical Company....
Category : Science – Technology
Jeanette J. Epps
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Jeanette J. Epps was selected by NASA in 2009 as an astronaut. She completed astronaut candidate training which included scientific and technical briefings, intensive instruction...
Arthur Bertram Cuthbert Walker, Jr
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Arthur Bertram Cuthbert Walker, Jr. was an African American physicist and educator who helped develop solar telescopes used in 1987 to capture the first detailed...
Warren M. Washington
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Warren M. Washington is a pioneering meteorologist and an expert in atmospheric science, climate research, and computer modeling of the earth’s climate. Washington was born...
Colonel Merryl Tengesdal
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Colonel Merryl Tengesdal is the first and only African American woman to fly the United States Air Force’s U-2 spy plane which is used for...
Dr. Sebi
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“Dr. Sebi“—real name Alfredo D. Bowman (1933-2016) has been widely promoted by himself and others as a self-taught healer who has cured thousands of people...
Mary Elizabeth Mahoney
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Mary Elizabeth Mahoney. Born Mary Elizabeth Mahoney on April 15 (some sources cite April 16 and others May 7), 1845, in Dorchester, Massachusetts; died on...
John Swett Rock
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John Swett Rock (October 13, 1825 – December 3, 1866) was an American teacher, doctor, dentist, lawyer and abolitionist, historically associated with the coining of...
Janet Emerson Bashen
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Janet Emerson Bashen is the founder and CEO of the Bashen Corporation, a private consulting group that investigates Equal Employment Opportunity complaints under Title VII...
Emmit J. McHenry
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Emmit J. McHenry is a founder, chairman, and CEO of Enterprise Magazine’s 10th-ranked African American-owned business, NetCom Solutions International, Inc. He was born in Forrest...