by Candace | Apr 18, 2017 | Africa, Black Inventors
Cancer has taken many of our loved ones away. buy albuterol online https://aboutfeetpodiatrycenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/png/albuterol.html no prescription pharmacy Some go through chemotherapy, others have surgery to remove the cancer and in some cases the...
by Chum Sejimon | Mar 24, 2017 | A List Categories, Africa, Black Inventors, Black Pride, Blog, Culture, Info, News
Avid readers of Urban Intellectuals may remember our first article about Manuel Godoy’s innovative video game demo, released last summer, entitled Black Sands: Legends of Kemet. The game would be the first of its kind, setting the record straight for a history...
by Randall Barnes | Feb 15, 2017 | A List Categories, Black Inventors, Business, DYK, News
During Black History Month, we often celebrate the innovations that savvy black inventors have made throughout the years. From the traffic light to the Super Soaker, black people have always used our resourcefulness to make the world a better place. But our...
by Forest Parks | Jan 27, 2017 | Black Inventors, History
George Alcorn is mostly known for inventing the imaging X-ray spectrometer, however this was one of at least 20 inventions that the talented man produced during his works alongside the likes of Philco-Ford, Perkin-Elmer, IBM and NASA. He is the holder of eight...
by Forest Parks | Jan 26, 2017 | Black Inventors, History
James Edward West was born on 10th February 1931 in Farville, Virginia. His father held many jobs and his mother was a schoolteacher. She worked at Langley Air Force Base during World War II but later lost her job because she was involved in the NAACP. At just 12...
by Forest Parks | Jan 25, 2017 | Black Inventors, History
Norbert Rillieux was born on March 17, 1806 to a prominet Creole family in Louisiana. He is widely considered as one of the earliest chemical engineers. Rilleux worked on a lot of things in his life and made many advancements, however he is most well know for...
by Forest Parks | Jan 23, 2017 | Black Inventors, History
Born in 1849 Joseph Lee was involved in the food industry from a young age! He was born in Boston and worked in a bakery during his youth. Who knew the future he had ahead of himself at that point! He eventually opened two very successful restaurants in the Boston...
by Forest Parks | Jan 20, 2017 | Black Inventors, History
Charles R. Drew was the first black surgeon examiner of the American Board of Surgery. He was a revolutionary in the field, he created a system to allow the immediate and safe transfusion of blood plasma, he devloped large scale blood banks and so much more. And this...
by Forest Parks | Jan 19, 2017 | Black Inventors, History
Born on April 23, 1856, in Columbus, Ohio Granville T. Woods only made it to 10 years old before leaving school to work. He did so to support his family, he became an prentice to a machinist and learned to be a blacksmith and became heavily involved in the workings of...
by Candace | Jan 18, 2017 | Black Inventors
Thato Kgatlhanye and Rea Ngwane had absolutely no idea what they wanted to make or do when they registered their company at first. All they had in mind was to grow a business that would also help the planet and the community. Four years later, their dream became a...
