Dr. Marian Croak
Dr. Marian Croak, Engineer, developed Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP), enabling services such as Skype and Zoom, and the technology behind “text to donate.” She owns over 200 patents. Marian […]
Dr. Marian Croak, Engineer, developed Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP), enabling services such as Skype and Zoom, and the technology behind “text to donate.” She owns over 200 patents. Marian […]
At the turn of the century, Maggie Lena Walker was one of the foremost female business leaders in the United States. She gained national prominence when she became the first
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Opal (Flake) Lee is a retired teacher and activist who is considered the “grandmother of Juneteenth.” Flake was born on October 7, 1926, in Marshall, Texas, to Otis Flake and
Born July 5, 1949, in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, he was a son of Rev. Nathaniel and Iona Burleigh. He studied piano at the University of Oklahoma and at Oklahoma
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Mary and her sister Mildred patented many practical inventions. They didn’t have technical education, but they were both exceptional at spotting ways to make peoples’ lives better. Together, they invented
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A respected physicist and astronaut, he was the second African-American to travel into space. He was a Mission Specialist on the Space Shuttle Challenger and died tragically in its 1986
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Sherrilyn Ifill is the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the nation’s premier civil rights law organization fighting for racial justice and equality.
Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 – April 3, 1950) was an American historian, author, journalist, and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and
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Jane Bolin (1908-2007) was the first Black woman to graduate from Yale Law School. The first Black woman to join the New York City Bar Association. The nation’s first Black
Overcoming the dual hurdles of racial and gender bias, Marie Maynard Daly (1921–2003) conducted important studies on cholesterol, sugars, and proteins. In addition to her research, she was committed to
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