Category: History
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The remarkable story of Alice H. Parker, the historic Black woman inventor who revolutionized home heating with her invention of the first gas furnace.
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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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The story of Bad Brains, the pioneering black punk rock band from Washington, D.C. formed in 1976. Explore their transformation from Mind Power to Bad Brains, their multifaceted sound blending punk rock and reggae, and their lasting influence…
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Alexander Miles invented an automated system for opening and closing elevator doors in the late 1800s. His innovative mechanism improved elevator safety by reducing accidents. Learn more about this black inventor’s life and patented elevator door design.
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