John Albert Burr invented an improved rotary blade lawn mower. He also improved the design of the lawn mower by making it possible to mow closer to building and wall edges. Tweet
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A. Philip Randolph was the founder of The March On Washington Movement, and The Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car Porters- a union that predominantly organized African American pullman workers. Tweet
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A.G. Gaston was a phenomenal business man. He owned an insurance company, a hotel, and educational institutions. He was also the first Black person to own a financial institution in Birmingham, Alabama. His success was infectious. Mr. Gaston’s wife emerged as a successful entrepreneur, selling beauty products. A.G. Gaston wrote an autobiography. He is also […]
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It is oft repeated lore that Emmett Till inappropriately whistled at a white woman. However, the excerpt from his mother’s tome, printed below, contains the seldom told history of what likely caused the “Emmett Till whistle.” “Although it was a great relief to learn that Emmett hadn’t lost any of his motor skills, it wasn’t […]
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“Emmett Louis Till, my only son, my only child, was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered at the hand of white racists on August 28, 1955. That was so many years ago, yet it seems like only yesterday to a mother who needs no reminders. After all, every shattered piece of my heart has its own special […]
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In 1984, Dr. Daurene Lewis became the first Black mayor in Nova Scotia, and the first Black female mayor in Canada. She held a Master’s of Business Administration degree, and owned a weaving a design business for many years. Tweet
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Doris A. Davis is the first African-American woman to govern a metropolitan city. She accomplished this feat when she was elected as the Mayor of Compton, California. Tweet
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Born in 1883, zoologist, biologist, and research scientist, Ernest Just, did ground-breaking research in cell biology. According to About.com, “Ernest Just’s research made advancements in the following areas: •Egg fertilization, •Experimental parthenogenesis, •Hydration, •Cell division, •Dehydration in living cells, •The effects of ultraviolet rays in increasing chromosome numbers in animals, •The effects of ultraviolet rays […]
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On this day in 1942, Curtis Mayfield was born. Tweet
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