James' World 2

JULY 24, 2022, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: LESLIE GARCIA Gilda Barabino, a biomedical engineer and world-renowned sickle cell researcher, is the first African American and woman president of Olin College of Engineering. She was born on May 28, 1956, in Anchorage, Alaska to Margaret Angus Barnes Barnum and Norman Edward Barnum III. At a very young age, she […]

GILDA BARABINO (1956- )

Born in Chicago, Illinois in the early 1800s Daniel McCree is best known for patenting of the portable fire escape ladder. Very little is known about his childhood or personal life or when and where he died. Daniel McCree Patent Drawing (Public Domain) On May 2, 1890, McCree filed Patent No. 440,322 indicating on line […]

DANIEL MCCREE? (1800?- ?)

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world” (1 John 4:1). Introduction 1 John serves as source of encouragement for those who remained faithful to the Gospel after the schism brought about by false doctrines that […]

God Told You What?

OCTOBER 31, 2017, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: ELEANOR MAHONEY During the late nineteenth and the early twentieth century, Philip Bell Downing successfully filed at least five patents with the United States Patent Office. Among his most significant inventions were a street letter box (U.S. Patent numbers 462,092 and 462,093) and a mechanical device for operating street railway switches (U.S. Patent […]

PHILIP B. DOWNING (1857-1934)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing criticism from the majority of the Black Republicans serving in Congress for new public school standards that teach that some Black people benefited from slavery because it taught them useful skills. Reps. John James of Michigan and Wesley Hunt of Texas became the latest to speak out on Friday. […] tangie

Black Republicans rebuke Ron DeSantis over Florida history standards about slavery

JULY 15, 2018, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: DANIEL HELTON William B. Purvis was an American inventor, best known for his patented improvements to the fountain pen in 1890. Purvis was born in Pennsylvania to Joseph and Sarah Purvis on August 12, 1838, as one of eight children. He was related to two prominent anti-slavery activists; his grandfather on his mother’s side, […]

WILLIAM B. PURVIS (1838-1914)

MARCH 7, 2022, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: TAYLOR BEARDEMPHL Prolific inventor Robert P. Scott was most likely born somewhere between 1840 to 1850. Little information is known about his early life, but it is believed that he spent most of his time in Cadiz, Ohio because this was his residence when he received many of his patents. Scott’s […]

ROBERT SCOTT (CA. 1840-1930)

(Relaxing in Gandía, Comunitat Valenciana/All Rights Reserved) I am Bodo Vespaciano, an experienced painter and writer. For me, all art is poetry, whether it’s on canvas, through music, or in words. Art without poetry is not real art. Art is a creative process. The product is never something real. Artists make things up because art […]

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ANUARY 17, 2007, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: GERRY BUTLER Granville T. Woods was a prominent inventor and electrical engineer who developed inventions that were awarded 27 patents by the U.S. Patent Office between 1884 and 1903.  Because of his significant electrical inventions he is known as the “Black Edison.” Woods was born on April 23, 1856 in Columbus, Ohio. He attended […]

GRANVILLE T. WOODS (1856-1910)

JULY 16, 2018, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: SABRIANNA SGAMBELLURI Leonard Bailey was an African American  inventor  and  businessman  in  Washington, D.C., in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in 1825 to an impoverished free black family, Bailey rose in status by becoming a journeyman barber. Through this success, he eventually came to operate and own many of […]

LEONARD C. BAILEY (1825-1918)