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The Moon Man​
Date:1946​ Who: Dr. Walter McAfee​ Where : Ore City, TX​ What: Walter Samuel McAfee was an American scientist and astronomer, notable for...


A Semiconductor Pioneer
Date: 1960​ Who: Frank Greene​ Where: San Jose, California​ What: While serving in the U.S. Air Force as an Electronics Officer, Green...


The Black Women Who Helped Create the GPS​
Date: 1970s and 1980s​ Who: Gladys West (1930 - )​ Where: Dahlgren, Virginia​ What: Gladys West, an African American mathematician,...


One of the First Black Employees at NASA​
Date:1955-1989​ Who: Anne Easley​ Where : John Glenn research center, Cleveland, Ohio​ What: Annie Easley was an American computer...


Founder of STEM Skool, Inc.
Date: 2017​ Who: GeAndra Imoudu​ Where: Charlotte , NC What: Imoudu founded the STEM Skool organization as a means for youth to receive...


Founding Director of Ida B. Wells Just Data Lab​
Date: 2013 Who: Ruha Benjamin​​ Where: New Jersey​​ What: In addition to being the founding director of the Ida B. Wells JUST Data Lab,...


Founder of Black Girls Code​
Date: 2011 Who: Kimberly Bryant​ Where: California​​ What: Bryant founded Black Girls Code to increase the representation of young black...


Aided in Breakthroughs in MRI
Date:2010​​ Who: Nola Hylton​​ Where: California​​ What: Hylton is most known for helping her team make a breakthrough in MRI circa 1993....


Inventor of the Text-to-Donate​system
Date: 2005​ Who: Marian Croak​​ Where: N/A​ Croak is most known for creating VoIP in the late 1900s. However, she is also known for...


Innovator in Multicore Processors​
Date: Afara Web Systems – 2000​ Migo – 2014​ SambaNova – 2017​ Who: Kunle Olukotun​ Where: Mostly based in California​ What: Innovator...

Faster Computers​
Date:1999​ Who: Mark E. Dean​ Where: Austin, Texas​ What: Computer scientist and engineer Mark Dean helped develop a number of landmark...


First Black Woman in Space​
Date:1992​ Who: Mae Jemison​ Where: Outer space​ What: A doctor and engineer, Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to...


The Father of The Search Engine​
Date: 1990​ Who: Alan Emtage​ Where: McGill university, Montreal, Canada​ What: During his role as a systems administrator for the school...


Black Doctor Devises Innovative Eye Surgery Equipment​
Date: 1986​ Who: Patricia Era Bath​ Where: Los Angeles, California​ What: The first African American to finish a residency in...


The Man Behind Africa’s Largest Gene Bank​
Date: 1979-1993​ Who: Melaku Worede​ Where: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia​ What: Melaku Worede was a conservationist and agronomist from...


First Black Woman to Receive a Doctorate From MIT​
Date: 1973​ Who: Shirley Ann Jackson​ Where: Boston, Massachusetts​ What: Shirley Ann Jackson is an American scientist and theoretical...


African American Nurse MakesHomes Safer
Date: 1966​ Who: Marie Van Brittan Brown​ Where: Dahlgren, Virginia​ What: In 1966 Brown invented a system that used a camera that could...


Man of Many Firsts at NASA​
Date: 1965-2005​ Who: Julian Manly Earls​ Where: Glenn research center, Brooks Park, Ohio​ What: Julian Manly Earls is a NASA physicist...


Natural Treatment for Bilharziasis​
Date: 1964​ Who: Aklilu Lemma​ Where: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia​ What: Aklilu Lemma was an Ethiopian doctor and Pathobiologist who discovered...


Black Woman Discovers Lifestyle Can Affect Heart Health​
Date: 1958​ Who: Marie M. Daly​ Where: Columbia University, New York City​ What: Dr. Marie M. Daly was a biochemist and the first Black...
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