Inventors
They created many different heating and refrigeration methods, temperature regulating devices, and vacuum pumps
Who is David Crosthwait?
This cheap, simple, convenient and highly effective device was particularly adapted to remove wrinkles from sleeves and bodies of ladies' garments; invented by Sarah Boone
What is the ironing board?
Almost a century prior to Rosa Parks, they refused to give up their bus seat on a New York City streetcar; their act of defiance eventually led to the desegregation of the city's transit system
Who is Elizabeth Jennings?
Thomas Edison tried to take credit for this Black inventor's invention called the telegraph
Who is Granville T. Woods?
They knew Why the Caged Bird Sings
Who is Maya Angelou?
They created the corn seed planter that allowed the farmers to plant their corn much faster
Who is Henry Blair?
Madam C.J. Walker created these products for Black women after a scalp disorder caused her to lose much of hers
What is hair care products?
This white teacher admitted Sarah Harris, an African-American student, to her boarding school which subsequently led to her opening a school for Black students; Canterbury, CT in the early 1830s
Who is Prudence Crandall?
They helped make George Lucas' quirky space opera a hit in the 1970s by creating the idea of pre-screening; they would later become the first Black president at a major Hollywood studio
Who is Ashley Boone, Jr.?
This poet is considered to be one of the most revered of the 20th century; the first Black author to win a Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for Annie Allen; also served as a poetry consultant to the Library of Congress
Who is Gwendoyln Brooks?
They were inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron, OH for their work on railroad coupler design
Who is Andrew Jackson Beard?
This receptacle was created by Philip Bell Downing to send and receive messages; also, keeps those messages dry and safe while being a short walk away
What is the mail box?
They developed the first office system, OfficeTalk, the use icons and Ethernet to enable people to collaborate from a distance; became a pioneer in this field of operational transformation and this work in collaborative systems can be found in applications we use today, such as Google Docs
Who is Clarence "Skip" Ellis?
Without their creative vision, many of the Black publications of today - such as Ebony, Essence, Black Enterprise, and Upscale - wouldn't exist; founded the Chicago Defender in 1905
Who is Robert Sengstacke Abbott?
Beloved, The Bluest Eyes, and Song of Solomon are just a few from this author
Who is Toni Morrison?
They hold a patent for a software invention called LinkLine that is a web-based application for EEO claims intake and tracking, claims management, document management and numerous reports
Who is Janet Emerson Bashen?
Frederick McKinley Jones began inventing this air-cooling device for food transportation on trucks, trains, ships, and planes; ultimately it became known as "Thermo King" which allowed people to eat safe, fresh food year-round
What is refrigeration?
Through their research they determined that human blood could be categorized into four main types (A, B, AB, and O)
Who is Dr. Charles Richard Drew?
Their songs "After All" and "Gabbin' Blues" didn't take off on the charts, but they made their mark writing songs for other artists such as Big Maybelle, Joe Turner, and Elvis Presley; you'll remember the name of the African American who wrote the Elvis song "Trying to Get You"
Who is Rose Marie McCoy?
Wrote "Fast Car" in 1988 which was later performed by them and Luke Combs in 2024 at the Grammy's
Who is Tracy Chapman?
They improved the sewing machine, traffic signals, a hair-straightening product, and a respiratory device that would later provide the blueprint for WWI gas masks
Who is Garrett Morgan?
From Queens, NY, Marie Van Brittan Brown, a full-time nurse, invented this device that consisted of peepholes, a camera, monitors, and a two-way microphone; also incorporated was an alarm button to contact the police immediately
What is the home security system?
They were the first African-American to earn a professional nursing license
Who is Mary Eliza Mahoney?
They were played by Oprah in the 2014 Oscar-nominated film Selma; lauded with punching Alabama Sheriff Jim Clark in the face, but really deserves to be celebrated for fighting to restore and protect voting rights
Who is Annie Lee Cooper?
They launched a movement in art and invented a new business plan by painting and selling their paintings up and down the Atlantic coast; was one of many artists that was part of the Florida Highwaymen
Who is Alfred Hair?