by Verlie S | Jul 25, 2019 | History
Ellen Eglin was an African American woman who invented the mechanical clothes wringer. Back then, people did not have a lot of options to wash clothes. The device had two rollers constructed in a frame and these were connected to a crank. These rollers had two wooden...
by gamma | Jul 25, 2019 | Blog, Business
This is a guest post from Author Wesley N. Chase regarding his new book “As the Chasm Grows… The Black HipHop and Black-American Cultural Contrast” available on Amazon here. Author: Wesley N. Chase (author name) Location: Virginia Affiliation: Alpha...
by Verlie S | Jul 24, 2019 | History
Charles Baker was an African American inventor born in Savannah, Missouri on August 3, 1859. His parents were Abraham Baker and Betsy Mackay Baker. Sadly, his mother died before Baker’s first birthday, so he was brought up by his father and the wife of the plantation...
by gamma | Jul 24, 2019 | History
Hair plays a significant role in America’s Black community and beyond just fashion and the huge industry that it is, hair is an important cultural and symbolic subject surrounded by fascinating History. Trends come and go and the community is always on the...
by Verlie S | Jul 23, 2019 | History
Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, a black inventor, was born in Monroe, North Carolina in 1912. She started inventing while still in her childhood, and she holds more patents than any other African American woman in history. Schooling Mary Kenner went to Dunbar High...
by Forest Parks | Jul 23, 2019 | Celebrities, News, Positivity
Tennessee Titans linebacker Derrick Morgan announced his retirement at 15th July, at 30 it seems like a sensible choice and he said, to Forbes, of the decision “I’m at a time where, physically and mentally, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to continue,” But that does...
by Verlie S | Jul 22, 2019 | History
Lewis Temple, a black inventor, impacted the whaling industry with his whaling harpoon invention in the 19th century. He was an accomplished blacksmith, and in 1836 he became one of 315,000 African American freedmen in the United States. Temple thrived in business,...
by Forest Parks | Jul 22, 2019 | Business, Celebrities, News
Nas “Nasir” Jones is so many things, self-educated, streetwise, a master businessman who may well be on his way to being a billionaire. He is definitely a show of how far you can come with your mind in the right space and a bit of determination. And THIS...
by Verlie S | Jul 19, 2019 | History
Bessie Blount Griffin is best remembered for her 1951 invention of an electronic device that helped amputees feed themselves. The device was meant to assist solders injured fighting in World War II (WWII) from 1939 to 1945. WWII involved the alignment of the major...
by Verlie S | Jul 18, 2019 | History
Miriam Benjamin was an African American schoolteacher and inventor born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1861. Her parents were Francis Benjamin (a Jewish man) and Eliza Benjamin (an African American woman); she was also the eldest of six siblings. Her siblings were,...
