Madam C.J. Walker

Madam C.J. Walker

Madam C.J. Walker An African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She founded a hair and beauty supply company aimed at Black consumers and was heralded by the the Guinness Book of World Records as the first female self-made...
Lewis Latimer

Lewis Latimer

Lewis Latimer An African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She founded a hair and beauty supply company aimed at Black consumers and was heralded by the the Guinness Book of World Records as the first female self-made...
Percy Julian

Percy Julian

Percy Julian An African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She founded a hair and beauty supply company aimed at Black consumers and was heralded by the the Guinness Book of World Records as the first female self-made millionaire...
Garrett Morgan

Garrett Morgan

Garrett Morgan Inventor of a Traffic Signal and Gas Mask Garrett Morgan is one of those rare people who are able to come up with an extraordinary inventions which have a tremendous impact on society – and then follows that up with even more! Garrett Morgan was born on...
Elijah McCoy

Elijah McCoy

Elijah McCoy Inventor of the Automatic Lubricator Although the name Elijah McCoy may be unknown to most people,the enormity of his ingenuity and the quality of his inventions have created a level of distinction which bears his name. Elijah McCoy was born in...
Fred Jones

Fred Jones

Fred Jones Inventor of the Refrigerated Truck Fred McKinley Jones is certainly one of the most important Black inventors ever based on the sheer number of inventions he formulated as well as their diversity. Fred Jones was born on May 17, 1893 in Covington, Kentucky....