More reasons for "Black" Pride



I gave each of my four children their personal copy of this. 'Black' Pride is 'everyday'...not just the 28 or 29 days in February. Black people...'lift up your heads and hold them up high'...

Where would the world be without us?...Read on...

Sarah Boone...a black woman, invented the ironing board.

Jan E. Matzelinger...a black man, invented the shoe lacing machine.

Walter Sammons...a black man, invented the comb.

Lydia Newman...a black female, invented the brush.

Madam C. Walker...invented many different hair care products.

Lloyd Ray...a black man, invented the dustpan.

Thomas Stewart...a black man, invented the mop.

George Samon...a black man, invented the clothes dryer.

John Love...a black man, invented the pencil sharpener.

William Purvis...a black man, invented the fountain pen.

Lee Burridge invented the typewriting machine and W.A. Lovette invented the advanced printing press.

John Burr...a black man, invented the lawn mower.

Richard Spikes...a black man, invented the automatic gearshift for automobiles.

Joseph Gammel...a black man, invented the supercharge system for internal combustion engines.

Garrett Morgan...a black man, invented the traffic light.

John Standard...a black man, invented the refrigerator.

Alice Parker...a black female, invented the heating furnace.

Frederick Jones...a black man, invented the air conditioner.

Alexander Miles...a black man, invented the elevator.

Philip Downing...a black man, invented the letter drop mailbox.

William Barry...a black man, invented the postmarking and canceling machine.

Lewis Howard Latimer...a black man, invented the filament within the lightbulb.

Dr. Charles Drew...a black scientist, found a way to preserve and store blood.

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams...a black doctor, performed the first open-heart surgery.

"If you know your history, then you will know where you're coming from." Bob Marley

We as Black People are responsible for so much...we invented the light bulb...so why are some of us still in the dark?

How powerful we are...
Shilo


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