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hanniball1.bsky.social
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A page to educate the masses of black peoples contribution to the world .
Dr. Lewis Howard Latimer was an African-American inventor, engineer, and draftsman who made significant contributions to science and technology. Despite facing racial discrimination during his time, Latimer’s achievements left a lasting legacy in the fields of electrical engineering and patent law.
December 1, 2024 at 3:24 PM
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Selma Burke was a sculptor & member of the Harlem Renaissance movement, best known for her bas-relief portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt

She never received credit for her portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt which was later featured on the US dime.
November 14, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Home Security System,
an African American nurse Marie Van Brittan Brown, devised an early security unit for her own home.So she created a device that would help put her mind at ease In 1966, Brown invented a system that used a camera that could slide into and look through four peepholes in her 🚪.
November 29, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Lucean
November 29, 2024 at 12:35 AM
Lucean Arthur Headen (26 August 1879 – 17 September 1957)[1] was an American aviator, inventor, & entrepreneur. An early African American barnstormer in the 1910s, he later co-founded the first United States-wide African-American automobile racing association, the Afro-AmericanAutomobileAssociation.
November 29, 2024 at 12:00 AM