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Emmett Chappelle: The National Inventor’s Hall of Fame African-American Biochemist whose discovery led to a potential method of detecting life on other planet

Meserette KentakeOctober 25, 2016August 16, 2020

by Meserette KentakeOctober 25, 2016August 16, 20202

Emmett Chappelle is an African American scientist who has made valuable contributions in several fields: medicine, philanthropy, food science, and astrochemistry. Chappelle is the recipient...

African History Makers Shero

Yaa Asantewaa: Queen Mother of the Ashanti Empire

Meserette KentakeOctober 17, 2016April 12, 2020

by Meserette KentakeOctober 17, 2016April 12, 20200

“Yaa Asantewaa The woman who fights before cannons You have accomplished great things You have done well” Yaa Asantewaa (c. 1840 – 17 October 1921)...

African American

Henry Blair: 2nd Black inventor issued a patent by the U.S. Patent Office

Uchenna EdehOctober 14, 2016August 16, 2020

by Uchenna EdehOctober 14, 2016August 16, 20201

Henry Blair was the second Black inventor issued a patent by the United States Patent Office. Born in 1807, Blair received his first patent on...

African American Black Firsts Famous Libra History Makers

John S. Rock: Originator of “Black is Beautiful”

Meserette KentakeOctober 13, 2016April 15, 2018

by Meserette KentakeOctober 13, 2016April 15, 20181

John Stewart Rock was the first Black person to be admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United State. Rock was an...

African American Black Firsts Famous Libra History Makers

Hiram Rhodes Revels: The First African American Senator

Uchenna EdehSeptember 27, 2016April 15, 2018

by Uchenna EdehSeptember 27, 2016April 15, 20180

Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress. With his moderate political orientation and oratorical skills honed from years...

African American Famous Libra

George Jackson: Soledad Brother

Uchenna EdehSeptember 23, 2016April 15, 2018

by Uchenna EdehSeptember 23, 2016April 15, 20180

George Lester Jackson was an African-American political revolutionary, prisoners’ rights activist, author, a member of the Black Panther Party, and co-founder of the Black Guerrilla Family while incarcerated. His life...

African American Maafa

Venture Smith: The son of a prince who was abducted into slavery

Meserette KentakeSeptember 19, 2016December 26, 2020

by Meserette KentakeSeptember 19, 2016December 26, 20200

Venture Smith, was the son of a royal family, who was kidnapped from his homeland in Africa as a boy and sold into the Maafa...

African-Caribbean Black Firsts History Makers Olympics

Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera: The first Black Olympian

Meserette KentakeAugust 3, 2016April 15, 2018

by Meserette KentakeAugust 3, 2016April 15, 20180

The first Black athlete to compete at the Olympics was Haitian-born French rugby player Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera, who competed for France in 1900. As...

Afro-Latino Black Firsts Famous Leo History Makers

Dr. José Celso Barbosa: The father of Puerto Rican statehood

Meserette KentakeJuly 27, 2016April 15, 2018

by Meserette KentakeJuly 27, 2016April 15, 20180

Dr. José Celso Barbosa was a Puerto Rican physician, sociologist, and political leader, known within Puerto Rico as the “father of the Statehood for Puerto...

African American Famous Leo History Makers Shero

Queen Mother Moore: 20th Century Woman Warrior

Meserette KentakeJuly 27, 2016June 10, 2020

by Meserette KentakeJuly 27, 2016June 10, 20200

“Our purpose in life is to leave a legacy for our children and our children’s children. For this reason, we must correct history that at...

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