Henry E. Baker, the father of Black inventor research -- Early innovators and inventors -- Role of ancient African civilizations in the development of today's inventions and technologies -- ...

African-American innovators and visionaries have developed or contributed to many things that are commonplace today — some are well known such as the light bulb and others not so obvious such as blood ...

HOUSTON – Happy Black History Month! We’ve made it to February, which means it is officially Black History Month! To shed light on the history, I am going to take the time to highlight two African ...

Black women remain resilient and continue to offer creative, impactful inventions. Black women are innovators, coming up with great inventions that have transformed many sectors like health care and ...

Turning a great idea into a wildly popular product is a dream for inventors, but historically, that challenge has been substantially more difficult for Black inventors. Henry Baker. (Courtesy U.S.

NORFOLK, Va. — African American Scientists & Inventors Discovery Day will be hosted by Nauticus on February 15. This event aims to engage and educate the community about the groundbreaking ...

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 ...

A tall glass of freshly squeezed lemonade. Warm, fluffy, buttery biscuits. A perfectly scooped ball of ice cream. These simple tasty pleasures are part of our lives thanks in large part to the ...

James Howard is using the past to inspire the future. He knows you've heard all about the Garden State's most famous inventor, the great Thomas Edison. But what about the number of innovators whose ...