Author: Yaw Agbey
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The inspiring journey of TaShun Bowden-Lewis, the first African American woman appointed as Connecticut’s chief public defender.
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How reality TV personality Princess Love made history as the first Black woman to win the Celebrity Poker Tournament in Las Vegas. Explore her journey from poker novice to triumphant champion, defeating athletes and influencers along the way,…
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The historic introduction of Franklin Armstrong, the first Black character in the “Peanuts” comic strip, through a new Apple TV+ special premiering February 16th.
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The surprising origins of ice hockey with enslaved Black Americans who escaped to Canada and formed the Colored Hockey League (CHL) in the late 19th century. Discover how CHL players introduced game-changing techniques like the slapshot and butterfly…
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The remarkable story of Patricia Roberts Harris, Howard University’s first Black woman dean, and her groundbreaking journey to become the first Black woman on Fortune 500 boards.
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The pioneering legacy of Jerry Lawson, the inventor of the video game cartridge. Explore how Lawson revolutionized home gaming with the Fairchild Channel F system and interchangeable game cartridges in the 1970s.
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The groundbreaking story of Mary Kenner, the African American inventor whose innovative adjustable sanitary belt revolutionized period protection in the 1950s.
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The groundbreaking achievements of Janet Emerson Bashen, the pioneering African American inventor and entrepreneur who revolutionized equal employment opportunity (EEO) compliance with her innovative software solutions.
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The remarkable story of Marie Van Brittan Brown, the pioneering African American inventor who created the modern home security system in the mid-1960s. Learn how her innovation transformed home security, paving the way for the massive video surveillance…
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The remarkable story of Valerie Thomas, a pioneering NASA scientist who developed innovative image processing systems for the Landsat satellite in the 1970s.
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