“One theory of Jonestown is that it was part of a “black genocide operation,” intended to be one of many such programs to entrap, enslave, and eventually kill off black people. In the game of American power, blacks are consistent losers. Many of those blacks political leaders with the most potential to alter that situation […]
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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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Norman Bucknor, an engineer for General Motors, owns several dozen patents for his inventions relating to transmissions. Tweet
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On this day in 1811, United States troops were sent to two different parishes in Louisiana near New Orleans to suppress a slave uprising. Also, on January 8, 1875, a Black man named George Washington founded the city of Centerville, in the State of Washington. Tweet
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“I was not surprised at all by Malcolm’s murder. I knew it had been planned down to his last breath and that once planned nothing was going to stop the killers. The press gave me the same lie they would feed to the American public for the next thirty-four years. I disagreed then, and I […]
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On April 9, 1974, Phil Brooks received a patent for the disposable syringe. Tweet
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In 1892, George T. Sampson invented a clothes dryer that used heat from a stove. Tweet
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John Lee Love invented the portable pencil sharpener. He received a patent for it on November 23, 1897. Tweet
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In 1983, Dr. Guy Bluford Jr. became the first African-American to fly into outer space. Dr. Bluford has a bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degree in aerospace engineering. He also has a master’s degree in business administration, in addition to earning over a dozen honorary doctorate degrees. Tweet
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Journalist Gil Noble is said to have “produced the largest collection of programs and documentaries on the African-American experience.” His interviewees include: Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali, Arthur Ashe, and Fannie Lou Hamer. Tweet
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