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