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Alonzo Herndon - Businessman and Entrepreneur
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May 26, 2022 |
Roy Clay Sr and Emmitt McHenry- two pioneers fro Black men and women in Tech
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May 09, 2022 |
Lisa Gelobter and Iddris Sandu- two innovators in Tech. Keep an eye on both of them
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Apr 20, 2022 |
Kenneth and Mamie Clark
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Apr 03, 2022 |
Stephanie St Clair
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Mar 27, 2022 |
Anna Murray Douglass/Rosetta Douglass - abolitionist and social reformers
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Mar 14, 2022 |
Rebecca Lee Crumpler- the first Black woman physician in the US. She received her degree in 1864!
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Mar 10, 2022 |
India - Changing the mindset
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Feb 14, 2022 |
Caroline Devoe - Director of documentary film: Crawford - The Man The South Forgot
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Feb 11, 2022 |
Charles Chuck Harrison- industrial designer, speaker and educator.
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Feb 07, 2022 |
Thomas Elkins, Richard Spikes, Kenneth Dunkley - 3 inventors who’s inventions changed changed lives
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Feb 01, 2022 |
Dudley Randall- poet and founder of Broadside Press, a Black owned publishing company
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Jan 25, 2022 |
Nikki Giovanni- poet, educator, activist, legend
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Jan 17, 2022 |
Sonia Sanchez - Poet, Professor, Legend
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Jan 10, 2022 |
Sarah E. Goode- inventor and entrepreneur
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Oct 18, 2021 |
Sarah Boone: Inventor and entrepreneur. This episode is a Reissue from earlier seasons.
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Oct 06, 2021 |
Lyda Newman/Mary Kenner- inventor of the hairbrush and sanitary pads. Changing lives for millions
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Sep 15, 2021 |
Tiffany Jackman- Producer of the Anthony Crawford Documentary, found on Kweli TV streaming service.
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Aug 23, 2021 |
Robert P. Moses- civil rights activist and educator. Founder of the Algebra Project.
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Jul 26, 2021 |
George Washington Carver
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Apr 19, 2021 |
Sarah Rector- the richest Black Girl in America in 1913
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Apr 12, 2021 |
Guion Bluford/Mea Jemison- the first African American man and woman in space.
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Feb 23, 2021 |
Charles Patterson/Fredrick Patterson- they started the first Black owned car manufacturing company
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Feb 13, 2021 |
Jake Simmons/Lee W. Thomas- two men who made millions during the oil boom of the 20th century
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Feb 06, 2021 |
Anthony Crawford- successful entrepreneur and farmer who was murdered for his success
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Jan 18, 2021 |
Dr Dorothy Spikes- Mathematician. Richard Spikes- Inventor with over 12 patents
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Jan 04, 2021 |
Robert Flemming Jr/Otis Blackwell- An inventor and a songwriting genius.
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Dec 17, 2020 |
Dr Alexa Canady/ John Love-the first Black female neurosurgeon in the US and an innovative inventor
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Dec 10, 2020 |
Chicago Defender/Pittsburgh Courier- two of the largest Black owned newspapers in the US
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Dec 01, 2020 |
Sam Cornish/John Russwurm- two of the founders of the first Black newspaper, Freedoms Journal
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Nov 23, 2020 |
Zelda Valdes/Dr Sarah Loguen Fraser- stylist/entrepreneur and physician/pediatrician.
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Nov 12, 2020 |
Black Suffragist and the right to vote.
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Nov 03, 2020 |
Annie Lee- Artist and philanthropist
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Oct 25, 2020 |
The Black History of Greenwich Village and Chicken Bone Beach
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Oct 10, 2020 |
Weeksville Brooklyn- one of the first free Black communities in New York.
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Sep 28, 2020 |
Seneca Village- New York’s first free Black settlement, which is now Central Park
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Sep 21, 2020 |
Mary Church Terrell- Civil and Women’s Rights activist.
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Sep 06, 2020 |
Three Men who fought and died for freedom- Shields Green, John Anthony Copeland, Lewis Leary
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Aug 24, 2020 |
Josiah Henson- abolitionist, author, minister and the inspiration behind a hated novel
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Aug 18, 2020 |
C.T. Vivian/Congressmen John Lewis- two icons of the civil rights movement
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Jul 20, 2020 |
Dr Lisa Cook/William Councill- A leading authority in Economics and a former slave turned educator
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Jul 13, 2020 |
Dr Powtawche Valerino- Mechanical Engineer. Dr Arthur Walker Jr- solar and astrophysicist
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Jul 06, 2020 |
Dr Gloria Gilmer/ Dr Rediet Abebe - pioneering women in the field of STEM
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Jun 27, 2020 |
Juneteenth and it’s historic importance to the Black Community
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Jun 19, 2020 |
Lewis Temple, Lyda Newman, San Juan Hill- two inventors and an area where art and culture thrived
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Jun 12, 2020 |
Bessie Coleman- pioneering aviator and first Black/Native woman to receive her pilots license.
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Jun 06, 2020 |
Granville Woods- inventor, entrepreneur and electrical engineer who held over 50 patents
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May 29, 2020 |
Jesse Russell- inventor and innovator in high speed Wireless and Broadband Technology.
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May 19, 2020 |
Mary Lou Williams- Jazz pianist, composer, arranger and mentor Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and more
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May 11, 2020 |
Moses Fleetwood Walker- 1st Black man to play in the MLB also a entrepreneur and inventor
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May 04, 2020 |
Phillip Downing/Bernard Garrett- an inventor, receiving 5 patents. And a real estate entrepreneur
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Apr 29, 2020 |
Samuel Ballton- born a slave then became an entrepreneur and land owner known as the “Pickle King”
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Apr 27, 2020 |
Dr James West- inventor who holds 250 patents and invented the foil electret microphone and more
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Apr 21, 2020 |
Robert Smith/Folorunso Alakija- two billionaire moguls . One from the motherland, one from the US.
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Apr 01, 2020 |
Mary Mahoney, Adah Thoms and Martha Franklin- three women who achieved equality for Black nurses
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Mar 24, 2020 |
Dorothy Vaughan- Mathematician, Educator, brilliant mind of science and real life superwoman
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Mar 13, 2020 |
Cathy Hughes- entrepreneur, radio and media mogul
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Mar 09, 2020 |
Fawn Weaver- Best selling author and Whiskey Connoisseur begins the Uncle Nearest brand
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Mar 06, 2020 |
Two Black Women changing the culture of NASCAR through ownership of teams and promoting diversity.
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Mar 02, 2020 |
Bayer Mack- writer,director, journalist, documentarian. So many hats are worn by this brotha!
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Mar 01, 2020 |
Making moves in Tech, Finance & Wellness Industries, these individuals created their own paths
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Feb 29, 2020 |
Diondre Lewis/Roy Allela- two Brothas making strides in tech. From ride sharing to helping the deaf
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Feb 26, 2020 |
African Americans making strides in the Liquor business. Making, promoting and selling their own
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Feb 24, 2020 |
Three people who are creating opportunities. From champagne to timepieces to cancer research.
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Feb 21, 2020 |
Angela Benton/Tristan Walker- two entrepreneurs and innovators. Doing big in tech and hair care.
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Feb 18, 2020 |
Dr Jewel Plummer Cobb and Dr. Vivien Thomas were pioneers in the medical fields as well as edu
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Feb 12, 2020 |
Anna Dupree and Dr Jane Wright- the Entrepreneur and the Doctor
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Feb 11, 2020 |
Walter Sammons/Dr Ernest Just- the inventor and the scientist
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Feb 07, 2020 |
John Roger and Jeremiah Hamilton are two successful Black financiers from different eras
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Feb 06, 2020 |
Vertner, George & William- Black men in a field where there aren’t many Black people- architecture
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Feb 03, 2020 |
60th Anniversary of the Greensboro Sit-ins
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Feb 02, 2020 |
Top 21 Black Owned Banks in the US
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Jan 31, 2020 |
Liberty Bank and Trust/Harbor Bank of MA are two of the top 5 Black owned financial institutions.
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Jan 22, 2020 |
Industrial Bank of Washington DC is one of the top 5 Black owned bank in the US.
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Jan 17, 2020 |
One United Bank- the largest Black owned bank in the US.
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Jan 14, 2020 |
Citizens Trust Bank- one of the oldest Black owned banks in the US still in existence.
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Jan 14, 2020 |
Banking Black- the importance of supporting Black owned financial institutions.
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Jan 10, 2020 |
St Clair Jules- Dear Khloe Interview
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Dec 22, 2019 |
Madam CJ Walker/Sarah Spencer Washington are both Entrepreneurs who built cosmetic empires
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Dec 21, 2019 |
Annie Malone and Majorie Joyner are two pioneers in the hair care industry. Both wildly successful.
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Dec 20, 2019 |
George Johnson/Joe Dudley- Hair and Skin care entrepreneurs who revolutionized the business.
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Dec 18, 2019 |
Samuel Fuller- Entrepreneur. Founder of Fuller Products. Inspiration to countless Black businesses.
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Dec 16, 2019 |
Vanessa Braxton- CEO and President of Black Momma Brand
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Dec 05, 2019 |
Harry Pace- the first Black American to own a record label. Also started two other successful firms
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Nov 29, 2019 |
Shop Black Week Nov 22-29
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Nov 21, 2019 |
Henry Sampson- Inventor, Engineer and first African American to get a PH.D in nuclear engineerin
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Nov 05, 2019 |
Maggie Walker-businesswoman and the first woman to be Founder and President of a banking insti
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Oct 28, 2019 |
Bass Reeves- former slave, first Black deputy US Marshal and Inspiration for The Lone Ranger.
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Oct 21, 2019 |
Celia Cruz- was a Cuban singer who was dubbed the Queen Of Latin Music for her many accomplishments
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Oct 15, 2019 |
Juan Gualberto Gomez was a leader in Cuban War of Independence against Spain. And much more
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Oct 07, 2019 |
Dr Raul Cuero- Scientist, Professor and Inventor. Pedro Campos- leader of Puerto Rico Independence
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Sep 30, 2019 |
Vicente Guerrero- revolutionary who fought for Mexican Independence
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Sep 23, 2019 |
Felipe Luciano is a Puerto Rican if African descent who is activist, poet , journalist.
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Sep 16, 2019 |
Soaring to Glory: Interview with Tuskegee Airman Lt Col Harry Stewart
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Aug 14, 2019 |
Arlie Petters is a mathematician and physicist who created his own theories on par with Einstein
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Aug 07, 2019 |
Archia Ross- Inventor and Entrepreneur who received 5 Patents in the US and Canada
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Jul 29, 2019 |
Thomas Peters- former slave, Black Loyalist, who became the founding father of Sierra Leone
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Jul 22, 2019 |
Dr Jeanette Epps- Aerospace Engineer and NASA Astronaut
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Jul 16, 2019 |
Soni Oyekan is a chemical engineer, entrepreneur and inventor in the petroleum/oil industry
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Jul 08, 2019 |
Ursula Burns- Engineer, businesswoman, President and CEO of a Fortune 500 company
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Jul 05, 2019 |
Kunle Olukotun is an inventor, entrepreneur and Professor at Stanford University
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Jul 02, 2019 |
Dr James McLurkin is a Engineer and Professor who specializes in Swarm Robotics.
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Jun 24, 2019 |
Alexander Miles- entrepreneur and inventor who received a patent for electric elevator doors
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Jun 17, 2019 |
David Steward is a Billionaire businessman who runs one of the largest African American companies.
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Jun 10, 2019 |
August Agboola O’Brown- was the only Black fighter in the Warsaw Uprising of World War 2
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Jun 06, 2019 |
Dr Thomas Mensah- Engineer,entrepreneur, inventor who holds 14 patents in the fiber optics field.
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Jun 03, 2019 |
Clark Atlanta University is a combo of two HBCU and one of the largest institutions in Georgia.
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May 31, 2019 |
Pat Chappelle- entrepreneur, theater owner, who established a traveling show of African Americans.
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May 28, 2019 |
Ben Montgomery- an slave who became a free inventor, landowner and entrepreneur.
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May 21, 2019 |
Henry Cecil McBay- a chemist and professor and inventor.
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May 12, 2019 |
Elijah McCoy- inventor and engineer who held 57 patents related to lubricating steam engines
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May 09, 2019 |
Dorothy Hughes- entrepreneur, activist, feminist and pioneer in child welfare.
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May 06, 2019 |
Jan Matzliger- inventor of the shoe assembly machine. He held 6 patents based on the show industry
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Apr 23, 2019 |
Cathy Hughes- entrepreneur and 1st African American woman to run a publicly traded company
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Apr 18, 2019 |
John Dabiri- biophysicist, bioengineer, Professor and inventor. His research is groundbreaking.
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Apr 15, 2019 |
MoreHouse College- One of the top Black Universities in the US
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Apr 13, 2019 |
Dr Raphael Carl Lee- Biomedical surgeon, engineer and entrepreneur
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Apr 09, 2019 |
Dr Claudia Alexander was a Engineer and Scientist who specialized in Planetary Science and space.
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Apr 03, 2019 |
Jerry Lawson was a electrical engineer and video game developer who was ways ahead of his time.
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Mar 31, 2019 |
Dr Treena Arinzeh- Biomedical Engineer and pioneer in STEM CELL research.
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Mar 25, 2019 |
Gloria Long Anderson- scientist, chemist, inventor and acedemic
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Mar 21, 2019 |
Isabel Dos Santos- business magnate and Africa’s first female billionaire.
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Mar 18, 2019 |
June Bacon Bercey- meteorologist and international expert on weather and aviation.
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Mar 13, 2019 |
Donna Auguste- a successful businesswoman, electrical engineer and philanthropist.
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Mar 11, 2019 |
Tom Mboya- founding father of Kenya’s independence, Trade Unionist and independence activist.
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Mar 06, 2019 |
Dr Jose Celso Barbosa- the Puerto Rican of African descent to obtain a medical degree in the US
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Feb 26, 2019 |
Dr Wanda Austin is an engineer, consultant and former President and CEO of Aerospace Corp.
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Feb 24, 2019 |
Kimberly Bryant- electrical engineer and technologist who founded Black Girls Code.
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Feb 21, 2019 |
Dr Raphael Carl Lee- Afro American surgeon, entrepreneur and biomedical engineer
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Feb 17, 2019 |
Dr Dorothy Brown- first African American woman to be a surgeon from the Southeastern United States.
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Feb 11, 2019 |
Lewis Latimer- African American inventor and draftsman.
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Feb 08, 2019 |
Dr Samuel Kountz- an African American surgeon and inventor who specialized in kidney transplants
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Feb 05, 2019 |
Dr Rick Kittles- biologist specializing in human genetics and tracing African American ancestry.
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Feb 01, 2019 |
Isaac Johnson- invented a bike that can be folded and taken part for easy traveling.
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Feb 01, 2019 |
Dr Shirley Jackson- physicist and The first African American woman to get a PH.D from M.I.T
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Jan 28, 2019 |
Dr Betty Harris is a chemist and inventor that invented a device for detecting explosive material
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Jan 23, 2019 |
Kerrie Holley- inventor and software architect at IBM computers. He holds several patents.
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Jan 19, 2019 |
Bennett College- the first HBCU specifically for African American woman
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Jan 16, 2019 |
John E. Hodge- African American chemist and professor, who created the Hodge Scheme in chemistry
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Jan 13, 2019 |
Walter Lincoln Hawkins- inventor and engineer who developed durable plastic and ways to recycle it.
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Jan 10, 2019 |
Mama Tingo- activist and defender of the rural farming community in Dominican Republic.
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Jan 04, 2019 |
James Derham was an entrepreneur and the first Afro American to practice medicine in the US
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Jan 03, 2019 |
Francisco Menendez was an escaped slave who became a military leader during the 18th century
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Jan 02, 2019 |
Lilia Ann Abron- is the first African American woman to earn a PH.D in chemical engineering.
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Dec 26, 2018 |
Fort Mose- the first free settlement for African Americans and escaped slaves in the 1700’s.
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Dec 18, 2018 |
Zipporah Potter Atkins-first Afro American to own land in colonial Boston, Mass before US was formed
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Dec 16, 2018 |
Sinah Estelle Kelley- was a chemist who worked on mass production of penicillin and nuclear science.
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Dec 13, 2018 |
Valerie Thomas is an African American scientist and inventor of the illusion transmitter.
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Dec 10, 2018 |
James Andrew Harris- nuclear chemist and involved in the discovery of two chemical elements
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Dec 09, 2018 |
Lloyd Augustus Hall - inventor, scientist and chemist
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Dec 05, 2018 |
Bessie Blount Griffen - She was an inventor, entrepreneur, physical therapist and forensic scientist in her 95 years.
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Dec 04, 2018 |
Thomas L. Jennings- inventor, civil rights leader who received a patent for dry cleaning.
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Dec 01, 2018 |
Dr Kevin Greenaugh- Nuclear Engineer and Scientist.
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Nov 26, 2018 |
Viola Desmond - Businesswoman and activist who took on racial discrimination in Nova Scotia Canada
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Nov 23, 2018 |
Dr Joseph Graves- Evolutionary Biologist who studied the process of aging and science related to race
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Nov 20, 2018 |
Dr Juan Gilbert- computer scientist, inventor, educator and researcher.
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Nov 15, 2018 |
Sylvester James Gates- theoretical physicist who works on super symmetry and super string theory.
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Nov 09, 2018 |
Bisi Ezerioha- Engineer, Drag Racer and all around badass
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Nov 08, 2018 |
George Franklin Grant- African American Dentist, Harvard Professor and Inventor.
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Nov 01, 2018 |
Lloyd N. Ferguson- African American chemist
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Oct 29, 2018 |
Clarence Ellis- computer scientist and first A.A. to receive PH.D in the field
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Oct 25, 2018 |
Annie Easley- one of the first Black Americans at NASA
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Oct 22, 2018 |
Dr Charles Drew- medical researcher, surgeon and physician.
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Oct 18, 2018 |
Albany State University
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Oct 16, 2018 |
Dr Mark Dean- co creator of the IBM personal computer.
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Oct 16, 2018 |
Marie Maynard Daly- earned a PH.D in chemistry
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Oct 12, 2018 |
John Albert Burr- inventor of the rotary blade for lawn care
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Oct 10, 2018 |
Phillip Brooks- inventor of the disposable syringe.
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Oct 05, 2018 |
Charles B. Brooks- invented an improved street sweeper
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Oct 05, 2018 |
Gladys West- contributed largely to the creation of GPS
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Oct 03, 2018 |
Fisk University- one of the premier Black Universities today
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Sep 27, 2018 |
Contraband Camps during the Civil War
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Sep 26, 2018 |
Dr James Bowman- specialist/physician of pathology
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Sep 25, 2018 |
Albert Turner Reid- A Black Mathematician and Theorist
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Sep 21, 2018 |
Kwabena Boahen
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Sep 19, 2018 |
Alabama State University
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Sep 19, 2018 |
David Crosthwait- revolutionized HVAC
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Sep 18, 2018 |
Emmett Chappelle- scientist and inventor
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Sep 17, 2018 |
Mike Adenuga- billionaire businessman from Nigeria.
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Sep 10, 2018 |
Aliko Dangote- the richest man of African descent
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Sep 08, 2018 |
Percy Lavon Julian Part 2
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Sep 06, 2018 |
Percy Lavon Julian Part 1
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Sep 05, 2018 |
Jose Acosta- Afro Puerto Rican abolitionist and journalist
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Jun 07, 2018 |
Jose Campeche- the first Afro Latino artist
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Jun 07, 2018 |
Rafael Cordero- the father of education on PR
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Jun 05, 2018 |
Puerto Rico and it’s African Roots
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Jun 05, 2018 |
Hampton University
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Jun 05, 2018 |
Charles Chappelle- engineer, aviation pioneer, business man
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May 31, 2018 |
George Carruthers- inventor, physicist, space scientist
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May 30, 2018 |
Kwabena Adu Boahen
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May 27, 2018 |
Edward Bouchet
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May 27, 2018 |
American Missionary Association
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May 02, 2018 |
Mary Smith Peake- educated slaves when it was illegal
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May 02, 2018 |
Albert Richardson/Thomas J. Martin
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Apr 30, 2018 |
William Washington Browne- built economic empire
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Apr 30, 2018 |
Marie Van Brittan Brown- invented home security system
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Apr 26, 2018 |
Alice H. Parker- invented the first central heating system
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Apr 26, 2018 |
Herman Branson- chemist and physicist
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Apr 24, 2018 |
Augustin Banyaga- Mathematician from Rwanda
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Apr 24, 2018 |
Lonnie Johnson- the man who created the Super Soaker
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Apr 24, 2018 |
Garret Morgan’s Inventions
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Apr 18, 2018 |
Fredrick McKinley Jones
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Apr 18, 2018 |
Garrett A. Morgan- inventor and entrepreneur
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Apr 18, 2018 |
Thomas W. Talley
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Apr 17, 2018 |
St Elmo Brady
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Apr 17, 2018 |
Jennie Dean
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Apr 11, 2018 |
The Freedman’s Bureau
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Apr 11, 2018 |
First Black Owned Bank
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Apr 10, 2018 |
Otis Boykin- the man who invented the Pacemaker
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Apr 10, 2018 |
Wilberforce University
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Apr 09, 2018 |
The Two Henry’s
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Apr 09, 2018 |
Dr Patricia Bath
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Mar 30, 2018 |
Lincoln University
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Mar 29, 2018 |
Leonidas Berry
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Mar 29, 2018 |
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
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Mar 28, 2018 |
Keith Black
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Mar 28, 2018 |
Freedman’s Hospital
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Mar 27, 2018 |
Janet Emerson Bashen
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Mar 27, 2018 |
Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth
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Mar 26, 2018 |
Andrew Beard
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Mar 26, 2018 |
George Alcorn JR
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Mar 20, 2018 |
Archie Alexander
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Mar 19, 2018 |
James J. Andrews
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Mar 10, 2018 |
Leonard C. Bailey
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Mar 10, 2018 |
Ellen Eglin
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Mar 08, 2018 |
Sarah Boone
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Mar 08, 2018 |
Alice Ball’s Research
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Mar 08, 2018 |
Alice Augusta Ball
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Mar 07, 2018 |
Sarah Goode and Miriam Benjamin
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Mar 07, 2018 |