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Topics: African Americans, Astronautics, Black History Month, Diversity in Science, NASA, Space Shuttle, Spaceflight Ronald McNair (born October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina, U.S.—died January 28, 1986, in flight, off of Cape Canaveral,…
Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Frederick Gregory, NASA's first Black astronauts, from the 1978 astronaut class. Topics: African Americans, Astronautics, Black History Month, Diversity in Science, NASA, Space Shuttle, SpaceflightFrederick Drew…
Topics: African Americans, Astronautics, Black History Month, Diversity in Science, NASA, Space Shuttle, Spaceflight Dr. Guion “Guy” S. Bluford Jr. (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) was the first African American to fly in space. He was also the first African…
Source: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdannig/ Topics: African Americans, Applied Physics, Black History Month, Business Consulting, Cybersecurity, Diversity in Science, Economics, Physics, Semiconductor Technology, STEM, Women in Science IMPACT…
Image source: Flickr Topics: African Americans, Applied Physics, Black History Month, Cancer, Diversity in Science, Lasers, Nanotechnology, Physics, STEM, Women in Science Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green is a STEM pioneer, leader, humanitarian, and…
Topics: African Americans, Black History Month, Civil Rights, Diversity in Science, Education, NASA, Space Exploration, STEM, Women in ScienceThe Honorable Aprille J. Ericsson was the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology (S&T).…
Topics: African Americans, African Studies, Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Computer Science, Diversity in ScienceInventor of the World's Fastest Computer Dr. Philip Emeagwali, who has been called the "Bill Gates of Africa," was born in Nigeria…
Topics: African Americans, Biology, Black History Month, Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Diversity in Science, Medicine “Father of the Blood Bank”June 3, 1904 – April 1, 1950Renowned surgeon and pioneer in the preservation of life-saving blood…
Image source: Link below Topics: African Americans, Black History Month, Chemistry, Civil Rights, Diversity in Science, Education, Women in Science Overcoming the dual hurdles of racial and gender bias, Marie Maynard Daly (1921–2003) conducted…
Image source: Tuskegee University (link below), and The Jessup Wagon: Rooted in History, Still Used Today, Alabama A&M & Auburn Universities, Wendi Williams Topics: African Americans, Agriculture, Black History Month, Botany, Civics, Civil Rights,…
Topics: African Americans, Black History Month, Civics, Civil Rights, Diaspora, Diversity in Science, Women in Science Dr. Alexa Canady was the first African American woman in the United States to become a neurosurgeon. I attended a summer program…
Dr. George Carruthers, [right], and William Conway, a project manager at the Naval Research Institute, examine the gold-plated ultraviolet camera/spectrograph, the first Moon-based observatory Carruthers developed for the Apollo 16 mission. Apollo…
Topics: African Americans, Black History Month, Civics, Civil Rights, Diaspora, Diversity in Science, Women in Science Patricia BathLaserphaco Cataract Surgery U.S. Patent No. 4,744,360Inducted in 2022Born Nov. 4, 1942 - Died May 30, 2019Dr.…
Topics: African Americans, African Studies, Civics, Civil Rights, CivilizationThe 'Green Book' Was a Travel Guide Just for Black Motorists, Danielle Moodie-Mills, NBCBLK, October 11, 2016The meaning of SANKOFA, Sankofa.org/aboutHappy Black History…
