James' World 2

JULY 20, 2022, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: EUELL A. NIELSEN Willie Melton was a farmer and a Civil Rights pioneer in Fort Bend, Texas, responsible for helping to settle what is now known as Kendleton, Fort Bend County, Texas. Melton was born on November 8, 1900, in Fort Bend, a county that in its origins was dominated by […]

WILLIE MELTON (1900-1969)

MARCH 31, 2019, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: EUELL A. NIELSEN Alexander P. Ashbourne was an early inventor. He was born into slavery in Philadelphia around 1820. There are very few documented facts about his personal life. He grew up cutting wheat alongside his family members. In his youth, Ashbourne began to think of more efficient ways to cut […]

ALEXANDER P. ASHBOURNE (1820-1915)

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: EUELL A. NIELSEN Samuel Scottron was a inventor of the late 1800s, best known for his invention of the curtain rod. It is unclear if Scottron was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania or New England in the years 1841 or 1843. What is clear is that the Scottron family moved to New York in 1849. Scottron graduated from […]

SAMUEL RAYMOND SCOTTRON (CA. 1843-1905)

There are several ways we can save onions from going to waste. Here are a few suggestions: Proper storage: Onions should store in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated place. E should Avoid storing them in plastic bags or areas with high humidity, as this can cause them to spoil faster. Instead of storing onions, we […]

How can we save onions from spoilage?

FEBRUARY 21, 2009, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: ALLISON RUPERT Benjamin Bradley was the first person to develop a working model of a steam engine for a war ship.  Born in Maryland around 1830 Bradley was owned by an unidentified slaveholder in Annapolis, Maryland.  While living in Annapolis Bradley worked for a printing company at a young age.  At […]

BENJAMIN BRADLEY (1830-?)

MARCH 23, 2008, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: GAIL ARLENE ITO Two centuries ago Norbert Rillieux was born in Louisiana, the son of a wealthy French engineer and a black slave woman. As a free Creole born of privilege, Rillieux attended private Catholic schools, and later studied engineering in France.  His education allowed him to become an expert in […]

NORBERT RILLIEUX (1806-1894)

JULY 4, 2018, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: AUGUST PASSANNANTE ENTRY SPONSOR: Quintard Taylor Henry Blair was an African American inventor who, in 1834, became only the second black man to receive a United States patent for his mechanical corn planter. For years Blair was believed to be the first African American to receive a patent, but it was later discovered […]

HENRY BLAIR (1807-1860)

Adam & Lena For those that are shocked that a white man would allow his white wife to have sexual intercourse with a black man is living under a rock and clearly is out of touch with how far we have already gone and where we find ourselves on the timeline of God’s last day […]

Problematic Interracial Coupling: Adam Grandmaison (Adam22), Lena Nersesian and Jason Luv

True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man […]

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