True or false – George Washington Carver invented peanut butter? If you’re like the majority of people, you probably think it’s true. But contrary to popular belief, this prolific figure can’t be ...

Percy L. Julian, an African American inventor, once said, “I have had one goal in my life, that of playing some role in making life a little easier for the persons who come after me.” As the holder of ...

There's a rich history of Black inventors in the United States that likely begins before our current historical record—but there's plenty of noteworthy individuals we know of who changed the world ...

Getty/Wikimedia CommonsWithout these Black inventors, modern-day life in America might’ve looked very different. American history is peppered with some of the greatest inventive minds in the world.

cliché. Not me. I think it’s a fairly accurate description of who are as African-Americans. televisions, radios and computers, and helped to reduce the cost of such products. Guided Missiles could not ...

Many of the products people use everyday were created by African Americans. Things such as stop lights, hair products, and peanuts are just a few things African Americans created. Marie Van Brittan ...

When Barbara Jones, curator of African American Pioneers in STEAM exhibit, stood in front of a room of fifth-grade students from H.I. Holland Elementary, she saw what the future could look like, and ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Nauticus invites the community to celebrate the groundbreaking contributions of African American scientists and inventors on Saturday, Feb. 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event ...

The African American Museum of Iowa presents it's newest exhibit, Products of a Creative Mind, on Saturday, August 29, 2015. A display allows visitors to create and revise an electrical circuit to ...