Famous Black Inventors
After later suffering hair loss from a scalp condition, This African American Woman invented an innovative line of Black hair care products in 1905 that led to her distinction as one of America’s first self-made millionaires.
Madam CJ Walker
First African American to Travel in Space
Guion S. Bluford
an American civil rights activist and the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi.
Medgar Evers
The Hidden Genius Project has how many sites currently(incudes new one)
7
This African American man created a more sophisticated traffic signal by adding a warning light, similar to what we use on streets today.
Garrett Morgan
First African American U.S. Congresswoman
Shirley Chisholm
an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He became the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century.
Frederick Douglass
The Hidden Genius Project was founded in
2012
The ironing board is a product that’s used possibly just as much as it’s overlooked. In the late 19th century, it was improved by an African American woman who was born enslaved. One of the first Black women in U.S. history to receive a patent, she expanded upon the original ironing board, which was essentially a horizontal wooden block initially patented in 1858.
Sarah Boone
First African American to Win a Grammy Award
Ella Fitzgerald
an American writer and civil rights activist who garnered acclaim for his essays, novels, plays, and poems. His 1953 novel Go Tell It on the Mountain has been ranked among the best English-language novels.
James Baldwin
What is Ubuntu?
I am, because we are
An American inventor, aerospace engineer, and entrepreneur, best known for inventing the bestselling Super Soaker water gun in 1989. He was formerly employed at the U.S. Air Force and NASA, where he worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Lonnie Johnson
First African American Coach in Pro Sports
Bill Russell
a sociologist, historian, and editor who cofounded the NAACP in 1909. an early champion of using data to solve social issues for the Black community, and his writing—including his groundbreaking The Souls of Black Folk
W.E.B DuBois
What is the Hidden Genius Project's Mission Statement
The Hidden Genius Project trains and mentors Black male youth in technology creation, entrepreneurship, and leadership skills to transform their lives and communities.
an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the early 20th century.
George Washington Carver
First African American to Win Nobel Peace Prize
Ralph Bunche
an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.
Maya Angelou
How many people founded The Hidden Genius Project and Where was the first site?
5 & Oakland