Norma Merrick Sklarek is reportedly the first African American woman to be licensed as an architect in the United States. In 1985, she also became the first African American woman architect to form her own firm. Norma Merrick’s architectural projects has included: The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Terminal One at the Los Angeles International Airport, […]
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Dr. Meredith Gourdine was a pioneering researcher in electrogasdynamics (a way to disperse fog and smoke). He held more than 40 patents. Accodting to About.com: “Meredith Gourdine built a multi-million dollar corporation that is based on his ideas in the field of electrogasdynamics (EGD). Using the principles of EGD, Meredith Gourdine successfully converted natural gas […]
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“All of his music was healing. And the world was a better place with Marvin Gaye in it.” -Dick Gregory Happy Birthday to Marvin Gaye. Tweet
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Marvin Gaye reportedly had a 3-octave vocal range. Before he launched an extremely successful solo career, he was part of a group called “The Moonglows.” Tweet
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Nat King Cole was the first African-American to host a national television program. The Nat King Cole Show aired in 1956. Tweet
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Engineer Richard Spikes received a patent for directional signals in cars. Tweet
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Jan Ernst Matzeliger invented a shoemaking machine that increased the speed of making shoes by 900%. In 1992, the United States made a postage stamp in his honor. 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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Atlanta’s WERD is noted as the first Black-owned radio station in the U.S. The station was also home to DJ Jack the Rapper. Tweet
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Motown was reportedly the largest Black-owned business in America until it was sold in the 1980s. Tweet
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