Category: Black History
Every year, people search for stories about Tulsa, economic empowerment, and forgotten Black history. Black Wall Street was more than a neighborhood. It was a declaration, a bold, powerful message that Black America could build, thrive, and excel despite the harshest systems working against it. The Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, became one of the […]
A deep dive into generational wealth, financial barriers, and new success strategies. For decades, the conversation around Black wealth in America has circled the same painful truth: Black households continue to lag far behind their white counterparts in building and sustaining generational wealth. The gap is not closing fast enough, despite progress in education, entrepreneurship, […]
Sarah Boone (c. 1832 – October 29, 1904) was a pioneering African American inventor who transformed the way people iron clothing. Born into slavery in North Carolina, she overcame immense challenges to become one of the first Black women to receive a United States patent. Her invention, an improved design for the ironing board, became […]
When we talk about the most important Black inventors in American history, Frederick McKinley Jones deserves to be at the very top.Not just for one invention, but for dozens. Jones didn’t simply create new gadgets.He changed the way the world eats, travels, receives medical care, and even fights wars. Most people know him as the […]
When most people hear the name Lonnie Johnson, they think of the Super Soaker, the iconic water gun that became one of the most successful toys in history. But the real story of Lonnie Johnson runs far deeper than toy shelves. He is a NASA engineer, Air Force veteran, inventor, and one of the greatest […]
