100 INVENTIONS BY AFRICAN DIASPORANS
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100 INVENTIONS BY AFRICAN DIASPORANS
For too long, the media has ignored the achievements of Black inventors, making it seem like they weren’t as smart or talented. In school, we learn about things like the light bulb, electricity, and other important discoveries from inventors like Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Albert Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin, but we don’t hear about the incredible inventions made by Black inventors. It’s time to change that!
Today, we embark on a journey to unearth a legacy that has long been ignored, a series that unveils the untold stories of 100 Black inventions that changed the world.
These Black inventors, whose names have been shrouded in darkness, refused to let their history hold them back. Their intelligence and resilience propelled them forward, defying the barriers of slavery, discrimination, and racism. In this episode, we’re going to share their stories and tell you about the amazing things they invented that changed our lives.
The post entitled “Global Innovators: 101 Careers Transformed by Invention Skills” contains links to many more similar stories.
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Mechanical/Solar Engineer, Prof. Oku Singer
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