On October 11, 1898, Charles Bailiff received a patent for his invention of the shampoo headrest. Tweet
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Black History Fact Of The Day: Henry Boyd
“…Henry Boyd. After buying himself in Kentucky, he went to Cincinnati to start life as a free man. There he encountered so much prejudice against Negro labor that he could not find employment at his trade of cabinet-making. A new thought came to him, however, and in this way he solved his own problem. Boyd […]
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On November 30, 1889, S. R. Scratton received a patent for the curtain rod. Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact Of The Day: James Forman & Lorraine Hansberry
James Forman and Lorraine Hansberry attended the same high school, Englewood High School in Chicago. In his autobiography, James Forman discusses how he would often engage in school debates that Lorraine Hansberry also participated in. He recounts: “Every Friday in division [a class where the sophomores and juniors were combined for twenty minutes a day], […]
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Jesse Owens receiving his gold medal in the long jump at the 1936 Olympic Games, held in Germany. Tweet
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James Weldon Johnson wrote “Lift Every Voice and Sing” which has been historically called “The Black National Anthem.” In addition to being a prolific writer of various genres, Mr. Johnson was also an American diplomat. Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact Of The Day: Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman was the first licensed African American pilot in the world. According to Encyclopedia Britannica: “Discrimination thwarted Coleman’s attempts to enter aviation schools in the United States. Undaunted, she learned French and at age 27 was accepted at the Caudron Brothers School of Aviation in Le Crotoy, France. Black philanthropists Robert Abbott, founder of […]
Read the rest of this entry »The University Of Mississippi Built On The Graves Of Slaves
Over 2,000 graves of slaves were found underneath the University of Mississippi. Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact Of The Day: The Key Chain
On January 9, 1894, F.J. Loudin received a patent for his invention of the key chain. Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact Of The Day: George Washington Carver Jr.
“George Washington Carver was born in Diamond Groove, Missouri, in 1864. He worked his way through Simpson and Iowa State colleges and completed his masters degree. He accepted a position with Iowa University in Iowa City, the first African American to do so. He received a letter from Booker T. Washington asking to join him […]
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