Everyday Black History: Afro Appreciation

Alonzo Herndon - Businessman and Entrepreneur

Roy Clay Sr and Emmitt McHenry- two pioneers fro Black men and women in Tech

Lisa Gelobter and Iddris Sandu- two innovators in Tech. Keep an eye on both of them

Kenneth and Mamie Clark

Stephanie St Clair

Anna Murray Douglass/Rosetta Douglass - abolitionist and social reformers

Rebecca Lee Crumpler- the first Black woman physician in the US. She received her degree in 1864!

India - Changing the mindset

Caroline Devoe - Director of documentary film: Crawford - The Man The South Forgot

Charles Chuck Harrison- industrial designer, speaker and educator.

Thomas Elkins, Richard Spikes, Kenneth Dunkley - 3 inventors who’s inventions changed changed lives

Dudley Randall- poet and founder of Broadside Press, a Black owned publishing company

Nikki Giovanni- poet, educator, activist, legend

Sonia Sanchez - Poet, Professor, Legend

Sarah E. Goode- inventor and entrepreneur

Sarah Boone: Inventor and entrepreneur. This episode is a Reissue from earlier seasons.

Lyda Newman/Mary Kenner- inventor of the hairbrush and sanitary pads. Changing lives for millions

Tiffany Jackman- Producer of the Anthony Crawford Documentary, found on Kweli TV streaming service.

Robert P. Moses- civil rights activist and educator. Founder of the Algebra Project.

George Washington Carver

Sarah Rector- the richest Black Girl in America in 1913

Guion Bluford/Mea Jemison- the first African American man and woman in space.

Charles Patterson/Fredrick Patterson- they started the first Black owned car manufacturing company

Jake Simmons/Lee W. Thomas- two men who made millions during the oil boom of the 20th century

Anthony Crawford- successful entrepreneur and farmer who was murdered for his success

Dr Dorothy Spikes- Mathematician. Richard Spikes- Inventor with over 12 patents

Robert Flemming Jr/Otis Blackwell- An inventor and a songwriting genius.

Dr Alexa Canady/ John Love-the first Black female neurosurgeon in the US and an innovative inventor

Chicago Defender/Pittsburgh Courier- two of the largest Black owned newspapers in the US

Sam Cornish/John Russwurm- two of the founders of the first Black newspaper, Freedoms Journal

Zelda Valdes/Dr Sarah Loguen Fraser- stylist/entrepreneur and physician/pediatrician.

Black Suffragist and the right to vote.

Annie Lee- Artist and philanthropist

The Black History of Greenwich Village and Chicken Bone Beach

Weeksville Brooklyn- one of the first free Black communities in New York.

Seneca Village- New York’s first free Black settlement, which is now Central Park

Mary Church Terrell- Civil and Women’s Rights activist.

Three Men who fought and died for freedom- Shields Green, John Anthony Copeland, Lewis Leary

Josiah Henson- abolitionist, author, minister and the inspiration behind a hated novel

C.T. Vivian/Congressmen John Lewis- two icons of the civil rights movement

Dr Lisa Cook/William Councill- A leading authority in Economics and a former slave turned educator

Dr Powtawche Valerino- Mechanical Engineer. Dr Arthur Walker Jr- solar and astrophysicist

Dr Gloria Gilmer/ Dr Rediet Abebe - pioneering women in the field of STEM

Juneteenth and it’s historic importance to the Black Community

Lewis Temple, Lyda Newman, San Juan Hill- two inventors and an area where art and culture thrived

Bessie Coleman- pioneering aviator and first Black/Native woman to receive her pilots license.

Granville Woods- inventor, entrepreneur and electrical engineer who held over 50 patents

Jesse Russell- inventor and innovator in high speed Wireless and Broadband Technology.

Mary Lou Williams- Jazz pianist, composer, arranger and mentor Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and more

Moses Fleetwood Walker- 1st Black man to play in the MLB also a entrepreneur and inventor

Phillip Downing/Bernard Garrett- an inventor, receiving 5 patents. And a real estate entrepreneur

Samuel Ballton- born a slave then became an entrepreneur and land owner known as the “Pickle King”

Dr James West- inventor who holds 250 patents and invented the foil electret microphone and more

Robert Smith/Folorunso Alakija- two billionaire moguls . One from the motherland, one from the US.

Mary Mahoney, Adah Thoms and Martha Franklin- three women who achieved equality for Black nurses

Dorothy Vaughan- Mathematician, Educator, brilliant mind of science and real life superwoman

Cathy Hughes- entrepreneur, radio and media mogul

Fawn Weaver- Best selling author and Whiskey Connoisseur begins the Uncle Nearest brand

Two Black Women changing the culture of NASCAR through ownership of teams and promoting diversity.

Bayer Mack- writer,director, journalist, documentarian. So many hats are worn by this brotha!

Making moves in Tech, Finance & Wellness Industries, these individuals created their own paths

Diondre Lewis/Roy Allela- two Brothas making strides in tech. From ride sharing to helping the deaf

African Americans making strides in the Liquor business. Making, promoting and selling their own

Three people who are creating opportunities. From champagne to timepieces to cancer research.

Angela Benton/Tristan Walker- two entrepreneurs and innovators. Doing big in tech and hair care.

Dr Jewel Plummer Cobb and Dr. Vivien Thomas were pioneers in the medical fields as well as edu

Anna Dupree and Dr Jane Wright- the Entrepreneur and the Doctor

Walter Sammons/Dr Ernest Just- the inventor and the scientist

John Roger and Jeremiah Hamilton are two successful Black financiers from different eras

Vertner, George & William- Black men in a field where there aren’t many Black people- architecture

60th Anniversary of the Greensboro Sit-ins

Top 21 Black Owned Banks in the US

Liberty Bank and Trust/Harbor Bank of MA are two of the top 5 Black owned financial institutions.

Industrial Bank of Washington DC is one of the top 5 Black owned bank in the US.

One United Bank- the largest Black owned bank in the US.

Citizens Trust Bank- one of the oldest Black owned banks in the US still in existence.

Banking Black- the importance of supporting Black owned financial institutions.

St Clair Jules- Dear Khloe Interview

Madam CJ Walker/Sarah Spencer Washington are both Entrepreneurs who built cosmetic empires

Annie Malone and Majorie Joyner are two pioneers in the hair care industry. Both wildly successful.

George Johnson/Joe Dudley- Hair and Skin care entrepreneurs who revolutionized the business.

Samuel Fuller- Entrepreneur. Founder of Fuller Products. Inspiration to countless Black businesses.

Vanessa Braxton- CEO and President of Black Momma Brand

Harry Pace- the first Black American to own a record label. Also started two other successful firms

Shop Black Week Nov 22-29

Henry Sampson- Inventor, Engineer and first African American to get a PH.D in nuclear engineerin

Maggie Walker-businesswoman and the first woman to be Founder and President of a banking insti

Bass Reeves- former slave, first Black deputy US Marshal and Inspiration for The Lone Ranger.

Celia Cruz- was a Cuban singer who was dubbed the Queen Of Latin Music for her many accomplishments

Juan Gualberto Gomez was a leader in Cuban War of Independence against Spain. And much more

Dr Raul Cuero- Scientist, Professor and Inventor. Pedro Campos- leader of Puerto Rico Independence

Vicente Guerrero- revolutionary who fought for Mexican Independence

Felipe Luciano is a Puerto Rican if African descent who is activist, poet , journalist.

Soaring to Glory: Interview with Tuskegee Airman Lt Col Harry Stewart

Arlie Petters is a mathematician and physicist who created his own theories on par with Einstein

Archia Ross- Inventor and Entrepreneur who received 5 Patents in the US and Canada

Thomas Peters- former slave, Black Loyalist, who became the founding father of Sierra Leone

Dr Jeanette Epps- Aerospace Engineer and NASA Astronaut

Soni Oyekan is a chemical engineer, entrepreneur and inventor in the petroleum/oil industry

Ursula Burns- Engineer, businesswoman, President and CEO of a Fortune 500 company

Kunle Olukotun is an inventor, entrepreneur and Professor at Stanford University

Dr James McLurkin is a Engineer and Professor who specializes in Swarm Robotics.

Alexander Miles- entrepreneur and inventor who received a patent for electric elevator doors

David Steward is a Billionaire businessman who runs one of the largest African American companies.

August Agboola O’Brown- was the only Black fighter in the Warsaw Uprising of World War 2

Dr Thomas Mensah- Engineer,entrepreneur, inventor who holds 14 patents in the fiber optics field.

Clark Atlanta University is a combo of two HBCU and one of the largest institutions in Georgia.

Pat Chappelle- entrepreneur, theater owner, who established a traveling show of African Americans.

Ben Montgomery- an slave who became a free inventor, landowner and entrepreneur.

Henry Cecil McBay- a chemist and professor and inventor.

Elijah McCoy- inventor and engineer who held 57 patents related to lubricating steam engines

Dorothy Hughes- entrepreneur, activist, feminist and pioneer in child welfare.

Jan Matzliger- inventor of the shoe assembly machine. He held 6 patents based on the show industry

Cathy Hughes- entrepreneur and 1st African American woman to run a publicly traded company

John Dabiri- biophysicist, bioengineer, Professor and inventor. His research is groundbreaking.

MoreHouse College- One of the top Black Universities in the US

Dr Raphael Carl Lee- Biomedical surgeon, engineer and entrepreneur

Dr Claudia Alexander was a Engineer and Scientist who specialized in Planetary Science and space.

Jerry Lawson was a electrical engineer and video game developer who was ways ahead of his time.

Dr Treena Arinzeh- Biomedical Engineer and pioneer in STEM CELL research.

Gloria Long Anderson- scientist, chemist, inventor and acedemic

Isabel Dos Santos- business magnate and Africa’s first female billionaire.

June Bacon Bercey- meteorologist and international expert on weather and aviation.

Donna Auguste- a successful businesswoman, electrical engineer and philanthropist.

Tom Mboya- founding father of Kenya’s independence, Trade Unionist and independence activist.

Dr Jose Celso Barbosa- the Puerto Rican of African descent to obtain a medical degree in the US

Dr Wanda Austin is an engineer, consultant and former President and CEO of Aerospace Corp.

Kimberly Bryant- electrical engineer and technologist who founded Black Girls Code.

Dr Raphael Carl Lee- Afro American surgeon, entrepreneur and biomedical engineer

Dr Dorothy Brown- first African American woman to be a surgeon from the Southeastern United States.

Lewis Latimer- African American inventor and draftsman.

Dr Samuel Kountz- an African American surgeon and inventor who specialized in kidney transplants

Dr Rick Kittles- biologist specializing in human genetics and tracing African American ancestry.

Isaac Johnson- invented a bike that can be folded and taken part for easy traveling.

Dr Shirley Jackson- physicist and The first African American woman to get a PH.D from M.I.T

Dr Betty Harris is a chemist and inventor that invented a device for detecting explosive material

Kerrie Holley- inventor and software architect at IBM computers. He holds several patents.

Bennett College- the first HBCU specifically for African American woman

John E. Hodge- African American chemist and professor, who created the Hodge Scheme in chemistry

Walter Lincoln Hawkins- inventor and engineer who developed durable plastic and ways to recycle it.

Mama Tingo- activist and defender of the rural farming community in Dominican Republic.

James Derham was an entrepreneur and the first Afro American to practice medicine in the US

Francisco Menendez was an escaped slave who became a military leader during the 18th century

Lilia Ann Abron- is the first African American woman to earn a PH.D in chemical engineering.

Fort Mose- the first free settlement for African Americans and escaped slaves in the 1700’s.

Zipporah Potter Atkins-first Afro American to own land in colonial Boston, Mass before US was formed

Sinah Estelle Kelley- was a chemist who worked on mass production of penicillin and nuclear science.

Valerie Thomas is an African American scientist and inventor of the illusion transmitter.

James Andrew Harris- nuclear chemist and involved in the discovery of two chemical elements

Lloyd Augustus Hall - inventor, scientist and chemist

Bessie Blount Griffen - She was an inventor, entrepreneur, physical therapist and forensic scientist in her 95 years.

Thomas L. Jennings- inventor, civil rights leader who received a patent for dry cleaning.

Dr Kevin Greenaugh- Nuclear Engineer and Scientist.

Viola Desmond - Businesswoman and activist who took on racial discrimination in Nova Scotia Canada

Dr Joseph Graves- Evolutionary Biologist who studied the process of aging and science related to race

Dr Juan Gilbert- computer scientist, inventor, educator and researcher.

Sylvester James Gates- theoretical physicist who works on super symmetry and super string theory.

Bisi Ezerioha- Engineer, Drag Racer and all around badass

George Franklin Grant- African American Dentist, Harvard Professor and Inventor.

Lloyd N. Ferguson- African American chemist

Clarence Ellis- computer scientist and first A.A. to receive PH.D in the field

Annie Easley- one of the first Black Americans at NASA

Dr Charles Drew- medical researcher, surgeon and physician.

Albany State University

Dr Mark Dean- co creator of the IBM personal computer.

Marie Maynard Daly- earned a PH.D in chemistry

John Albert Burr- inventor of the rotary blade for lawn care

Phillip Brooks- inventor of the disposable syringe.

Charles B. Brooks- invented an improved street sweeper

Gladys West- contributed largely to the creation of GPS

Fisk University- one of the premier Black Universities today

Contraband Camps during the Civil War

Dr James Bowman- specialist/physician of pathology

Albert Turner Reid- A Black Mathematician and Theorist

Kwabena Boahen

Alabama State University

David Crosthwait- revolutionized HVAC

Emmett Chappelle- scientist and inventor

Mike Adenuga- billionaire businessman from Nigeria.

Aliko Dangote- the richest man of African descent

Percy Lavon Julian Part 2

Percy Lavon Julian Part 1

Jose Acosta- Afro Puerto Rican abolitionist and journalist

Jose Campeche- the first Afro Latino artist

Rafael Cordero- the father of education on PR

Puerto Rico and it’s African Roots

Hampton University

Charles Chappelle- engineer, aviation pioneer, business man

George Carruthers- inventor, physicist, space scientist

Kwabena Adu Boahen

Edward Bouchet

American Missionary Association

Mary Smith Peake- educated slaves when it was illegal

Albert Richardson/Thomas J. Martin

William Washington Browne- built economic empire

Marie Van Brittan Brown- invented home security system

Alice H. Parker- invented the first central heating system

Herman Branson- chemist and physicist

Augustin Banyaga- Mathematician from Rwanda

Lonnie Johnson- the man who created the Super Soaker

Garret Morgan’s Inventions

Fredrick McKinley Jones

Garrett A. Morgan- inventor and entrepreneur

Thomas W. Talley

St Elmo Brady

Jennie Dean

The Freedman’s Bureau

First Black Owned Bank

Otis Boykin- the man who invented the Pacemaker

Wilberforce University

The Two Henry’s

Dr Patricia Bath

Lincoln University

Leonidas Berry

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Keith Black

Freedman’s Hospital

Janet Emerson Bashen

Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth

Andrew Beard

George Alcorn JR

Archie Alexander

James J. Andrews

Leonard C. Bailey

Ellen Eglin

Sarah Boone

Alice Ball’s Research

Alice Augusta Ball

Sarah Goode and Miriam Benjamin