Black inventors and entrepreneurs have played a crucial role in shaping industries, improving daily life, and driving technological advancements, often overcoming systemic barriers to bring their ...

Every time you drive safely through a busy intersection, you can thank Kentuckian Garrett Morgan. Morgan was a Kentucky-born, Black inventor in the early 1900s, and this year marks the 100th ...

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Janie Hermann, Princeton Public Library’s adult programming ...

Are you familiar with the name Alice Parker? Alice H. Parker was an African American inventor famous for her patented system of central heating using natural gas. Before that, people used firewood and ...

Today and every day, millions of Americans will use, enjoy, and be protected by the creations and innovations of African American inventors. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — As we continue our coverage of ...

HOUSTON – Happy Black History Month! We’ve made it to February, which means it is officially Black History Month! To shed light on the history, I am going to take the time to highlight two African ...

Black women remain resilient and continue to offer creative, impactful inventions. Black women are innovators, coming up with great inventions that have transformed many sectors like health care and ...

Turning a great idea into a wildly popular product is a dream for inventors, but historically, that challenge has been substantially more difficult for Black inventors. Henry Baker. (Courtesy U.S.

While standing in line at ShopRite one night, James Howard, of Dover, came across a special edition of Times magazine featuring America’s top 100 inventors but noticed something was missing.

Inventors come up with a lot of clever things to make our lives easier, but just imagine the world without this invention, so powerful, so fast, so fun -- the SuperSoaker. Lonnie Johnson, a black ...

FALL RIVER — It’s been long overdue — 95 years in fact — but Saturday saw the unveiling of a headstone and memorial for 19th century Black inventor Lewis Howard Latimer at Oak Grove Cemetery. Latimer, ...