This is part of our annual series of places where Black History happened It must be nice to live in a world where it’s easy ...

Madam C.J. Walker, Mark Dean, and Patricia Bath are just a few Black inventors who have made life easier.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black inventors and entrepreneurs have played a crucial role in shaping industries, improving daily life, and driving ...

The Black Inventors & Scientists Museum has returned to the North East Delta African American Museum to celebrate Black ...

Railways are often celebrated as symbols of industrial progress, but the minds that made this progress possible are not ...

Railway history is often told through grand infrastructure projects, miles of track laid, locomotives built, and empires ...

Are you familiar with the name Alice Parker? Alice H. Parker was an African American inventor famous for her patented system of central heating using natural gas. Before that, people used firewood and ...

Beyond the struggle lies a legacy of genius. Councilman Keith Graves and author Theresa Almon highlight the systematically ...

Black History Month celebrates African American life, history, and culture. 2026 marks 100 years of commemorating the efforts ...

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Janie Hermann, Princeton Public Library’s adult programming ...

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 ...

What would you have been without a role model? What would you have done had you not known your career path was even an option? The answers to these career and life-defining questions often come down ...