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Black is Beautiful’ pioneer Ophelia DeVore

Photo credit: New Pittsburgh Courier online "I wanted America to know that beauty isn't just white, it's all colors. I wanted to change the...

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Jerry Lawson: The man who Pioneered the Video Game Cartridge.

(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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Dr. Percy Lavon Julian, the Chemist Who Defied Boundaries and Changed Medicine

Introduction Black History Month is a time to celebrate the contributions of African Americans who have shaped our world. While figures like Martin Luther King...
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Harry Hoosier: The Forgotten Orator Who Inspired a Nation

Introduction In the annals of American history, there are countless unsung heroes whose contributions have shaped the nation’s cultural and spiritual fabric. One such figure...

Jerry Lawson: The man who Pioneered the Video Game Cartridge.

(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...

Meet a substantial contributor to the study of cardiovascular disease and the first black Ph.D. in Chemistry.

Courage is like a habitus, a habit, a virtue: you get it by courageous acts. It's like you learn to swim by swimming. You...

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

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...

Alice Ball: The Unsung Hero Who Revolutionized Leprosy Treatment

In the annals of medical history, few stories are as compelling and unjustly overlooked as that of Alice Ball. A brilliant Black chemist whose...
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The Black Woman who invented Rock n’ Roll Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Podcast Notes Sister Rosetta Tharpe is the topic of this podcast today. Hey everybody, welcome to Tellers of the Untold I'm Vanessa, your host. And...
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