Our SALUTE to BLACK ACHIEVEMENTS and Black History Month CONTINUES!
James McCune Smith was not just any physician. He was the first African American to earn a medical degree, educated at the University of Glasgow in the 1830s, when no American university would admit him. For this groundbreaking achievement alone, Smith warrants greater appreciation. Continue reading #BlackHistoryMonth Moment: #JamesMcCuneSmith-America’s 1st Black physician! [details]
The gas mask – Invented by Garrett Morgan in 1912, the gas mask saved thousands of soldiers’ lives during World War I, when poisonous gas was first used as a weapon. If that weren’t enough, he also invented the modern traffic signal.
Continue reading #BlackHistoryMonth Moment: #GarrettMorgan and his MANY INVENTIONS!! [details]
President Donald Trump shared a racist video on his social media platform Thursday night that depicted former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle, then removed it hours later amid bipartisan outrage, including from close allies.
Continue reading #PresidentTrump posts racist video featuring #TheObamas as monkeys! Deletes video after bipartisan outrage! [vid]
Meet the first black woman
OB/GYN👩🏽⚕️🩺
Dr. Helen Octavia Dickens was Born February 21 in 1909!
Dr. Helen Octavia Dickens (1909-2001) was the first African-American woman to become an obstetrician-gynecologist (OBGYN) and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Continue reading #BlackHistory Moment: #DrHelenOctaviaDickens- 1st black woman OB-GYN! [details]
Black History is EVERYBODY’S history!!
Alexander Miles was an African-American inventor who was best known for being awarded a patent for an automatically opening and closing elevator door design in 1887. Contrary to many sources, Miles was not the original inventor of this device. In 1874, 13 years before Miles’ patent was awarded, John W. Meaker was awarded U.S. Patent 147,853 for the invention of the first automatic elevator door system.
Continue reading #BlackHistoryMonth Moment: #AlexanderMiles PERFECTED the modern-day elevator! [details]
In case you didn’t already know, the creator of Black History Month was historian Carter G. Woodson. Often referred to as the “Father of Black History,” he was notably the second African American to graduate from Harvard University with a doctorate degree and is credited with being one of the first scholars to study and research the history of African Americans. Continue reading #BlackHistoryMonth Moment: #CarterGWoodson ‘The Father of Black History’ [details]
Minnie Cox- the 1st black female postmaster in the US!
In 1891, then-President Benjamin Harrison had appointed educator Minnie Cox, a Mississippi property owner active in the Republican Party, as one of a handful of Black female postmasters. She served her community so well that she installed a telephone at her own expense so that customers could call to see if they had mail.
Continue reading #BlackHistoryMonth Moment: #MinnieCox- 1st Black Female Postmaster! [vid]
The Gamutt kicks off Black History Month!
Black History Month is the annual celebration of achievements and accomplishments of African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history.
NOW MORE THAN EVER we need to celebrate and be REMINDED of the HUGE IMPACT BLACK HISTORY has to AMERICAN HISTORY far and wide!
Quinton Dixon, a counselor who was placed on administrative leave at his East Baton Rouge middle school, was found dead on the former Glen Oaks Middle School campus on Wednesday.
Quinton Dixon, 44, was reportedly facing a warrant for his arrest on four counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile.
Continue reading #QuintonDixon-counselor accused of indecent behavior with a teen- found DEAD! [details]
On November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law, designating the third Monday in January a federal holiday in observance of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The legislation to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first introduced just four days after his assassination on April 4, 1968. Still, it would take 15 years of persistence by civil rights activists for the holiday to be approved by the federal government and an additional 17 years for it to be recognized in all 50 states. Today, it is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer and improve their communities.
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