“George Washington was a third-generation slaveholder, who with Martha owned more than three hundred slaves. He prized them particularly; as a signal of wealth in his world, such property exceeded gold and real estate. he had once wrote to a fellow planter urging that he send him strong slaves in good health who were not […]
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Invention Spotlight: Lonnie Johnson
Engineer/Inventor Lonnie Johnson explains how he came up with the idea for his goldmine invention, The Super Soaker. Tweet
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During World War II, Percy Julian created a fire-extinguishing foam, which put out oil and gasoline fires. He named his invention, “AeroFoam.” He created it from a soy protein. Tweet
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Chicago-native, Lorraine Hansberry, penned the famous play- “A Raisin In The Sun.” “A Raisin In The Sun” was the first play written by an African American woman to appear on Broadway. The highly praised play also received a New York Drama Critics Award- making Ms. Hansberry the youngest and first African American to receive the […]
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Carter G. Woodson is known as the “Father of Black History.” He was a historian and writer. He founded the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Carter G. Woodson wrote several books. He was also a columnist for Marcus Garvey’s weekly newspaper. Tweet
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In 1878, O. A. Fisher invented furniture casters. Furniture casters are wheels that can be affixed to heavy furniture, thus making it easier to move. Tweet
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“In 2007, the year that I would be promoted to soloist, an article appeared in the Sunday edition of the New York Times. The headline was ‘Where Are All the Black Swans?’ It spoke of black ballerinas’ thin ranks in American companies. Of how Tai Jimenez became the first member of Dance Theater of Harlem […]
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In 1886, Robert F. Flemming, Jr. invented the guitar. Tweet
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In 1885, Burridge & Marshman invented the typewriter. Tweet
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Frederick M. Jones invented the thermostat control. Tweet
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