Inventors: Science & Technology
Sarah Boone invented this tool for keeping clothing looking fresh.
What is the ironing board?
This book was most recently adapted to a feature film in 2023 this novel won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award for Fiction.
What is the Color Purple?
As the man who broke the color barrier in what was then America's favorite sport, Jackie Robinson was one of the true forefathers of the American Civil Rights Movement. Robinson was the first black baseball player in Major League Baseball. This is his debut team.
What are the Brooklyn Dodgers?
The first Black woman to be confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson?
Berkeley Lab's theme for Black History Month 2024.
What is "Black Inventors and Innovators"?
Mary Kenner is an inventor of numerous products we use today and has the most patents of any African American woman. Name one of her most notable and patened inventions.
What is a toilet paper holder? OR What is the mounted back washer and massager?
First Black woman to win a Country Music Association award. She also won a lifetime achievement award at the 2024 International Folk Music Awards.
Who is Tracy Chapman?
She won the 2023 Women's US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Who is Coco Gauff?
In September 1992, she became the first African American woman in space during her flight on the STS-47, Spacelab-J. During this flight, she logged 190 hours, 30 minutes and 23 seconds in space.
Who is Mae Jemison?
This black woman was the first to headline Coachella paying tribute to the culture of historically black colleges and universities, featuring a full marching band and majorette dancers, while incorporating various aspects of black Greek life, such as a step show along with strolling by pledges.
Who is Beyoncé?
The first African American to be elected into the American Society of Refrigeration Engineers and first black inventor to be awarded the National Medal of Technology. His inventions include the Thermo King which transformed the shipping and grocery businesses with refrigerated trucks.
Who is Frederick McKinley Jones?
South African visual activist Zanele Muholi recently had an exhibition at London's Tate modern which is now on display at this Bay Area museum.
What is the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA? "Zanele Muholi: Eye Me" is on display now through August 11, 2024
A major league baseball player nicknamed "the Man of Steel" for his record breaking stolen bases. Hint: his original team was the Oakland Athletics.
Who is Ricky Henderson?
This physicist and mathematician is famous for her long career at NASA. In 1959, she calculated the flight path for the first American to go into space.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
The Ella Baker Center for human rights that works to break cycles of urban violence and reinvest in urban centers was founded in this city.
What is Oakland, California?
Alfred L. Cralle invented this popular tool for serving frozen dessert.
What is the ice cream scoop?
The writer, producer, actress, and comedian best known for creating, executive producing, co-writing, and starring in the ABC comedy series Abbott Elementary.
Who is Quinta Brunson?
This NFL safety finds himself as a finalist for the 2023 NFL Comeback Player of the Year after his return to the field this season after suffering a cardiac arrest, raising awareness to the importance of safety protocols such as swift CPR.
Who is Damar Hamlin?
Tennis superstar Serena Williams and civil rights activist Ruby Bridges are set to be inducted into this organization this year.
What is the National Women's Hall of Fame?
The Director of the Office of Science, DOE, was the first speaker in Berkeley Lab's AA-ERG Black History Month events series.
Who is Dr. Asmeret Berhe?
This american inventor, businessman, and community leader's most notable invention includes a three-way traffic light.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
Selling 100 million records worldwide, receiving 12 Grammy Awards during her lifetime. She was the first black artist and first woman to be on the cover of Rolling Stone.
Who is Tina Turner?
This American track and field athlete declared ‘I’m not back, I’m better,’ after taking the women’s 100m national title followed by a World Championship win in August 2023.
Who is Sha'Carri Richardson?
The Black Panther and Civil Rights leader who is currently behind an affordable housing project in West Oakland called "The Black Panther".
Who is Elaine Brown?
The Black Lives Matter movement initially convened in 2015 at this University.
What is Cleveland State University?