Granville T. Woods, "The Black Edison"
“THE BLACK EDISON”
INVENTION:
Synchronous Multiplex Railway TelegraphGranville T. Woods was born in Columbus, Ohio on April 23, 1856, and attended school until age 10. After...
Frederick McKinley Jones, A True Genius
Frederick McKinley Jones is undisputably one of the most important African American inventors ever, holding more than 60 patents in a variety of fields...
Harry Hippie - Bobby Womack
I was just a young'un when this song came out, but I loved it because I was forced to. After all, mother and father...
Frederick McKinley Jones: An Officer and An Inventor
Frederick McKinley Jones has often been called "the man with a million ideas." He had so many that we will be featuring him often...
Freddie Figgers: Four Patents and Going Strong!
Meet 26-year-old Freddie Figgers, who became "one of the youngest African-Americans to own and operate an independent, U.S.-based telecommunications company." This company is called...
