Black History Month: Business Pioneer Madame C. J. Walker
Sarah Breedlove the daughter of poor former slaves became known professionally as Madame C. J. Walker, an astute businesswoman, and the nation’s …
Black History Month: Music Pioneer Berry Gordy Jr.
Berry Gordy Jr. was a high school dropout who created an American icon. Born Berry Gordy III in 1928 (later known as …
Black History Month: Space Pioneer Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson was a mathematician with genius-level skills whose work as a “computer” at NASA enabled the first Americans to travel into …
Black History Month: Medical Pioneer Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Dr. Williams was a pioneering surgeon who performed the world’s first successful surgery on the human heart in Chicago in 1893. Dr. …
Black History Month: Medical Pioneer Vivien T. Thomas
Vivien T. Thomas With no formal education beyond high school, Vivien T. Thomas developed a procedure to treat cyanotic heart disease (Blue …