Norbert Rillieux invented an evaporator which is used for refining sugar. His invention is still used in the sugar industry today. It is also used in the manufacture of soap and other products. Tweet
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The African Constitution
The following is an excerpt from the book, “The Destruction of Civilization” By: Chancellor Williams. [SIDEBAR: I’m not certain which time period this came from.] “Drawn from African Constitutional and Customary Laws. Different versions and modifications of the same laws occurred in different societies… THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE AFRICAN PEOPLE The following is a […]
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“In 1858, 75 percent of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance policies were written on slaves.” – From, “Medical Apartheid” By: Harriet Washington. So many American corporations were built on the backs of slaves. Tweet
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PhD, Percy Julian, created cortisone. Cortisone is used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory diseases. Tweet
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Engineer, Archibald Alexander, designed several locations including: the Tidal Basin Bridge in Washington, D.C., Whitehurst Freeway in Washington, D.C., and an airfield in Tuskegee, Alabama. Tweet
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Harlem-born Patricia Bath co-founded the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness. She also injvented the Laserphaco Probe which provides treatment of cataracts. Tweet
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Clarence Ellis is the first African-American to earn a PhD in computer science. He also helped to develop the graphic user interface (GUI), which became the basis for Apple’s and Microsoft’s operating systems. Tweet
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James Weldon Johnson, the author of the Black National Anthem, was also a school principal. He created the Daily American newspaper, a newspaper that focused on the lives of African-Americans in Jacksonville. Tweet
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This is a great lecture by Dr. Joy DeGruy. I only wish the video would show the visuals of her power point presentation. However it was a informative and interesting presentation nonetheless. In this presentation, Dr. DeGruy discusses: cognitive dissonance, lynching, Hurricane Katrina, how having a Black president in America hasn’t transferred power to Black […]
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