The Invention of Sunscreen
In the 1930’s and 1940’s, sunscreen was being developed independently but simultaneously by at least four different chemists in various parts of the world: The first-to-market was likely H.A. Milton …
Gamble & Huff: Music Producers Behind the Philly Sound
During the 1960s, two American cities burst with new music from Black artists. Detroit rocked with Motown, and Philadelphia rolled with the sounds of soul music produced by Leon Huff …
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Curb Cuts: They Have a History!
Curb cuts—the slight slope from a sidewalk to a roadway—are preferred by most people: walkers, bikers, and parents pushing children in strollers—yet they came about only because of a hard-fought …
Maggie Lena Walker, Black Businesswoman and Bank President
Maggie Lena Walker was the first Black woman in the nation or organize and run a bank. She led a fraternal organization, the Independent Order of Saint Luke. Through it, …
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Ethel Waters, Blues Singer and Actress
Ethel Waters was an enormously popular jazz and blues singer from the 1920s until her death in 1977. She broke barriers in many cultural areas and created a path for …
The Telephone Operator
The invention of the telephone in 1876 jump-started several new developments: The telephones themselves needed to be further refined. Telephone offices with operating equipment needed to be created so that …
