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Little Known Black History Fact – Black America 250: March 4, 1877 marked the birth of Garrett Morgan, the prolific inventor, known for his creation of an improved traffic signal.
Garrett Morgan, called himself or was dubbed, “The Black Edison.” During his career, Mr. Morgan patented an improved sewing machine design and created a hair-straightening product. His breathing device, known as a “safety hood,” was the blueprint for the gas mask...
HBCU Corner – NBA Legend Helps HBCU Program Make History
NBA pedigree meets HBCU grind, and Reggie Theus has Bethune-Cookman on top of the SWAC. Bethune-Cookman Men’s Basketball team erased a 14-point first-half hole and finished off a 76-71 road win over Grambling State on Thursday night. The result, paired with...
Wellness Check – The Power of Herbs: Milk Thistle
Your liver, which is responsible for some 500 bodily functions, filters harmful organisms, alcohol, heavy metals, drugs and other poisons from the blood. You can only imagine the work this 3 lb. powerhouse has to do to keep up with the foods and drinks we ingest, the...
Little Known Black History Fact – Black America 250: The Spotlight is on March 3, 1988-Judicial Pioneer Juanita Kidd Stout when she made history as the first Black woman to serve on a State Supreme (Pennsylvania)
Juanita Kidd Stout has the distinction of being the first African American woman elected judge in the United States and the first African American woman to serve on a state supreme court.. Born on March 7, 1919, in Wewoka, Oklahoma, she was the only child of Henry...
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