The name Dovey Johnson Roundtree may be unknown to many. However the impact of her life has been profound. Roundtree’s career as a civil rights activist, minster and criminal attorney is legendary. Click the link to learn more about this phenomenal woman.
Black History: Special Delivery!! Known as the “Godfather of Silicon Valley”, Roy Clay, Sr. (1929 -) was born in Kinloch, Missouri. He graduated from St. Louis University, majoring in mathematics. One of the first jobs he sought after… Continue Reading →
Today, computer users are accustomed to technology that is small, light, and fast. However, the first computers were very large and filled up entire rooms. Roy Clay, Sr., lead a team at Hewlett Packard (HP) that played an integral part in transforming the computer industry. Click the link to learn more.
Originally written as a poem in 1900, “Lift Every Voice And Sing” has become known as, “The Black National Anthem”. Click the link to learn more.
Freedom’s Journal was the first African American owned and operated news publication, in the U.S. Click the link to learn more.
Founded in 1897, the African American Negro Academy (ANA) was a society of black intellectuals committed to African American education, arts, and science as part of the ongoing struggle for equality and empowerment. Click the link to learn more.
Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr., made history in 1980 when, he performed the first implantation of an automatic heart defibrillator on a 57 year old, California woman. Click the link to learn more.
Jenkins Orphanage was started by a former slave, Rev. Daniel J. Jenkins in 1891 when Jenkins found for 4 black boys living in an abandoned railroad car. He brought them home to live with his family and began to take in other children as well. After 125+ years, the organization is still serving children today. Click the link to learn more.
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