Dr. Keith and Dr. Ashley Robinson are a husband-and-wife dental team based in Maryland Heights, Missouri, where they co-own The Smile Company dental practice. Dr. Keith…
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Sarah Rector (1902–1967) was an African American girl who became one of the wealthiest Black children in America at the age of 11 due to oil…
In 2018, at the age of 15, Ishmale Powell graduated from Page High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, achieving an impressive 4.5 GPA. He was the…
Clarence E. “Big House” Gaines, Sr. was born in Paducah, Kentucky, May 21, 1923, to Lester and Olivia Bolen Gaines. He attended the public schools of…
Bettye Washington Greene (1935–1995) was a pioneering chemist who became the first African American female Ph.D. chemist to work at Dow Chemical Company in 1965. Key…
George Washington Carver (1864–1943) was a pioneering scientist, inventor, and educator best known for his work in agriculture and crop rotation. Key Achievements: Carver’s contributions went…
Warren C. Coleman (1849–1904) was an African American businessman and entrepreneur, best known for founding the first Black-owned and operated textile mill in the United States.…
General Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. (1920–1978) was a trailblazing U.S. Air Force officer and the first African American four-star general in U.S. military history. Key Facts…
Bessie Coleman (1892–1926) was a pioneering aviator and the first African American and Native American woman to earn a pilot’s license. Because of racial and gender…
Jesse Eugene Russell, born on April 26, 1948, in Nashville, Tennessee, is a pioneering American inventor and electrical engineer renowned for his significant contributions to digital…