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The Death of Rosa Parks
Civil Rights pioneer, Rosa Parks born in Alabama February 4, 1913 dies at age 92. News stations from around the world reported that on October 25th 2005, the woman who…
William Warrick Cardozo: Sickle Cell Anemia
William Warrick Cardozo was one of the great pioneers of the medical world. He was an expert on Sickle Cell anemia. He made it a point to study and try…
Virgie Ammons: The Damper
Keeping the warmth in and keeping the smoke out? When I first Googled the name Virgie Ammons, I came across a few web pages that gave a small caption of…
Sarah Goode: First to have a Patent on File
Sarah Goode, the first Black American woman to have the earliest patent on record was supposedly born and raised in the United States. Most bibliographies speculate that she was born…
Sarah Boone: Improvements in the Ironing Board
The Vikings had their very own ironing board made from whalebones because before sail off and pillaging spree you must be wrinkle free. Yes even the good old Vikings liked…
Saint Elmo Brady: First PHD in Chemistry
Getting a PHD is no easy task, but getting one in Chemistry is even more daunting. Now imagine you are an African American in 1916. Well that is when St…
George Speck Crum: Potato chips
Potato chips, Potato crisps, however you say it, the man who invented this crunchy delight deserves an award. Yes a gold medal an Oscar. He deserves something. I mean what…
Otis Boykin: Electrical Resistor
Otis E. Boykin was born in Dallas Texas on August 29th, 1920. After graduating from Fisk College located in Nashville Tennessee, he became a laboratory assistant at the Majestic radio…
Mark Dean: Amazing Computer Technology
Mark Dean must have done something amazing. Even Time magazine admits that without Dean we wouldn’t be enjoying the fast paced gaining of knowledge through endless chat rooms and quick…
Lonnie Johnson: The Water Gun
The super soaking wet fun gun and a lot more to come, Oh Yeah! I must say this man not only had an idea but a jolly good one; The…
Lloyd Noel Ferguson: First Doctorate in Chemistry
Lloyd Noel Ferguson was born February 9th, 1918 in the town of Oakland, California. In the 1870’s both his grandparents moved to California after the Civil War. His parents were…
Lewis H. Latimer: The Patent Maker
Latimer H. Lewis was a draftsman and inventor. He was born into slavery on September 4, 1826 in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He was married to Rebecca, also a slave at the…
Edmond Berger: The debatable Spark Plug
Okay so there are many different individuals who had something to do with the spark plug invention. Edmond Berger experimented with spark plugs in the mid 1800’s. Then there was…
Dr. Lloyd Augustus Hall: Preserving food
Have you ever eaten organic food with little to no preservatives? It’s delicious; however the transport is difficult and forgets about storing it. You better eat it right away if…
Dr. Joseph L. Graves: The Misconceived Race
I have had an issue with the word “Race “for many years. Especially when applied to the separation of the race which would be the human race. The term “race”…
Kerrie Holley: The great SOA IBM man
Kerrie Holley is usually synonymous with IBM. Well Kerrie Holley is indeed his own man. He has made a name for himself but he remains a loyal IBM fellow. He…
James Bowman: First black to graduate from MIT
Who is Dr. James Bowman? Well he was born on February 5th 1923 in Washington, D.C. He is married to Barbara Bowman and has one daughter, Valerie Bowman and one…
David Crosthwait: Central Heating & Cold Air
Thank heavens for the following inventors. I know cold. Germany, England, Russia, yeah it really gets cold there. A frigid cold the kind that gets deep in your bones. The…
