Mary Jackson Biography (1921–2005)
Mathematician Mary Jackson was one of a small group of African American women who worked as aeronautical engineers, called "human computers," at NASA during the Space Age.
Who Was Mary Jackson?
Mathematic ...
Posted Saturday, March 12th 2022 at 2:41PM
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Alice Ball Biography (1892–1916)
Alice Ball was an African American chemist who developed the first successful treatment for those suffering from Hansen’s disease (leprosy).
Who Was Alice Ball?
Alice Ball was an African American chemist ...
Posted Saturday, March 12th 2022 at 2:29PM
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Ida B. Wells Biography (1862–1931)
Ida B. Wells was an African American journalist and activist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s.
Who Was Ida B. Wells?
Ida B. Wells was an African American journalist, abol ...
Posted Friday, March 11th 2022 at 8:21PM
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Shirley Chisholm Biography (1924–2005)
Shirley Chisholm became the first African American congresswoman in 1968. Four years later, she became the first major-party Black candidate to make a bid for the U.S. presidency.
Who Was Shirley Chishol ...
Posted Friday, March 11th 2022 at 2:51PM
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Katherine Johnson Biography (1918–2020)
One of NASA's human 'computers,' Katherine Johnson performed the complex calculations that enabled humans to successfully achieve space flight. Her story is depicted in the 2016 movie 'Hidden Figures.'
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Posted Friday, March 11th 2022 at 2:44PM
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Patricia Bath Biography (1942–2019)
Patricia Bath was the first African American to complete a residency in ophthalmology and the first African American female doctor to receive a medical patent. She invented the Laserphaco Probe for cataract tr ...
Posted Friday, March 11th 2022 at 2:37PM
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Marie M. Daly Biography (1921–2003)
Marie M. Daly is best known for being the first African American woman to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States.
Who Was Marie M. Daly?
Marie M. Daly was an American biochemist. She was raise ...
Posted Thursday, March 10th 2022 at 7:19PM
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Adrienne Kennedy Biography (1931–)
American playwright Adrienne Kennedy has influenced the theater with complex, at times surrealist, work that centers Black women.
Who Is Adrienne Kennedy?
Playwright Adrienne Kennedy first gained attentio ...
Posted Thursday, March 10th 2022 at 7:06PM
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Sadie Alexander Biography (1898–1989)
Sadie Alexander was an American economist, lawyer and civil rights advocate who achieved multiple firsts as a Black woman in the 20th century.
Who Was Sadie Alexander?
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander br ...
Posted Wednesday, March 9th 2022 at 11:14PM
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Biography (1970–)
Ketanji Brown Jackson is a federal judge, former federal public defender and the first Black woman nominated to become an associate justice on the Supreme Court.
Who Is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
Ketanji ...
Posted Wednesday, March 9th 2022 at 12:53PM
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Oprah Winfrey Biography (1954–)
Billionaire media executive and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey is best known for hosting her own internationally popular talk show from 1986 to 2011. From there she launched her own television network, OWN.
Who I ...
Posted Wednesday, March 9th 2022 at 12:21PM
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Michelle Obama Biography (1964–)
Michelle Obama is a lawyer, writer and the wife of former U.S. President Barack Obama. Prior to her role as first lady, she was a lawyer, Chicago city administrator and community-outreach worker.
Who Is Michel ...
Posted Wednesday, March 9th 2022 at 12:00PM
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Carter G. Woodson Biography (1875–1950)
Carter G. Woodson was an African American writer and historian known as the 'Father of Black History.' He penned the influential book 'The Mis-Education of the Negro.'
Who Was Carter G. Woodson?
Cart ...
Posted Tuesday, March 8th 2022 at 12:10PM
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George Carruthers Biography
(1939–2020)
Scientist George Carruthers created inventions, such as the ultraviolet camera, or spectrograph, which was used by NASA in the 1972 Apollo 16 flight, revealing the mysteries of space and the Earth's atmos ...
Posted Tuesday, March 8th 2022 at 11:58AM
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Mae C. Jemison
Mae C. Jemison is the first African American female astronaut. In 1992, she flew into space aboard the Endeavour, becoming the first African American woman in space.
Who Is Mae C. Jemison?
Mae C. Jemison is an American astrona ...
Posted Monday, March 7th 2022 at 6:17PM
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8 Black Inventors Who Made Daily Life Easier
Black innovators changed the way we live through their contributions, from the traffic light to the ironing board.
BY THAD MORGANUPDATED:
Most people have heard about famous inventions like the ligh ...
Posted Monday, March 7th 2022 at 5:43PM
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5 Myths About Slavery
Find out the truth behind five common myths or misunderstandings about slavery in the United States.
By SARAH PRUITT
1. Myth #1: There were enslaved Irish people in the American colonies.
As historian and public libraria ...
Posted Monday, March 7th 2022 at 1:05PM
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How the Black Codes Limited African American Progress After the Civil War
By NADRA KAREEM NITTLE
The black codes effectively continued enslavement for African Americans by restricting their rights and exploiting their labor.
When slavery ended ...
Posted Monday, March 7th 2022 at 12:54PM
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Black Civil War Soldiers
HISTORY.COM EDITORSUPDATED:JAN 11, 2022
On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation: “All persons held as slaves within any States…in rebellion against the United States,” it d ...
Posted Monday, March 7th 2022 at 12:42PM
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Basketball player Brittney Griner reportedly detained in Russia; WNBA, representatives working 'to get her home'
By Mechelle Voepel
ESPN.com
WNBA player Brittney Griner is being detained in Russia after customs officials said they found hashish ...
Posted Saturday, March 5th 2022 at 1:12PM
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Major League Baseball lockout may rob us of an important Jackie Robinson celebration
Rachel Robinson, who was with Jackie Robinson during an otherwise lonesome journey, turns 100 this year.
By Dave Zirin, MSNBC Opinion Columnist
We have lost t ...
Posted Saturday, March 5th 2022 at 12:26PM
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