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 Koba | Jan 21, 2017 | History
I know this is interesting but why disturb the dead, like leave him in his coffin which has been preserving him for how long now? This is actually a disrespectful act and considered desecration. This is how you know the people occupying Egypt now know d*mn well that...
by Koba | Jan 21, 2017 | History
Comedian Kevin Hart is hosting a new special that looks into lesser-known stories about the historical contributions Black people have made to society. “Kevin Hart Presents: The Black Man’s Guide to History” will air on the History channel and the star has a heavy...
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 | History, Modern History
A metal head friend of mine first told me about Jay Hawkins, he said there was this dude that basically invented heavy metal with one song and we have to listen. I didn’t know this dude would turn out to be a black dude with a mesmerising crazy stage presence....
by Forest Parks | Jan 19, 2017 | History
It’s a nasty nasty word with a terrible connotation and one thrown around by the black community very often in these hard days of the incoming Trump administration. Kanye West, Steve Harvey, standing there at Trump tower, this nasty word has been thrown at...
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...
