"If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated."
Percy Lavon Julian (1899–1975) was an American research chemist and a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants. His work laid the foundation for many breakthroughs in…
Ernest Everett Just has made great contributions to black history. If there’s one thing he’s remembered for, it’s the fact that he was the first African American to become a…
Benjamin Banneker was an African American mathematician, astronomer, compiler of almanacs, inventor, and writer who helped survey Washington, D.C. He was born on November 9, 1731, in Baltimore County, Maryland…