(December 1, 1940- April 9, 2011) Photo credits: The Estate of Jerry Lawson (Jerry Lawson) Before Xbox, PlayStation, or even Atari, you had to buy a...

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12 Facts about George Crum

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Before discussing 12 facts about George Crum or George "Speck," let us look at common legends about how some believe potato chips originated. Who...

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Oscar Micheaux: The First Black Filmmaker-20 Unknown Facts

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Oscar Micheaux Devereaux (January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) is considered the first African-American to direct a feature film and a major producer...

Wally Amos was the first black talent agent and entrepreneur who founded Famous Amos cookies.

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Who is Wally Amos? In 1967, he left the famous William Morris Agency in New York to move to Los Angeles to start his management...

Charles Henry Turner: 15 Essential Facts About the Pioneer of Animal Cognition

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Charles Henry Turner stands among the earliest African Americans to receive a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. In 1892, he became the first...

The first black-American is known to have earned a bachelor’s degree

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EPISODE 31 Podcast Notes Introduction to Alexander Twilight His parents father, Ichabod was black or mulatto His mother, Mary's race, is not certain His education He completed not only the secondary...

Claudette Colvin Refused to Give Up Her Seat on the Bus before Rosa Parks

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Claudette Colvin was born on September 5, 1939 (age 81), in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. She is an activist who was a pioneer in the...

Jesse Owens: the Buckeye Bullet!