Sarah Boone is one of the first Black women in U.S. history to receive a patent; she expanded on the original ironing board, ...

Sarah Boone, a formerly enslaved woman, transformed a plank of wood into the first cousin of the ironing board used today.

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A claim that a Louisiana-based Black inventor named Charles F ... "Unfortunately, deep-rooted racial bias still exists here and African American history has long been ignored and neglected ...

Granville Woods. (Courtesy of Wikimedia) With 45 US patents granted to his name, Granville Woods (1846–1910) is among the most significant African-American inventors of our region, as well as ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. After Boone's singing clips gained traction on TikTok, he auditioned for Season 19 of “American Idol” in 2021 at the urging of friends. He got ...

If they were to name a dance after Sarah Hadland, it would surely be called the "Can, can". Okay, that name might already be taken – and it is one you will perhaps never see performed on ...

You’ll find displays celebrating African American inventors, such as George Crum, inventor of the potato chip. There are NFL jerseys from famous athletes, records by celebrated musicians and ...

Having grown up in the west African country of Benin, when two-time Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou immigrated to the US in 1990 to pursue his acting dreams, he felt a pain he could not ...

ATLANTA, Jan. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IronPay co-founder Sarah Williams has been named one of 2025’s Most Influential Women in Payments by American Banker. Since 2013, the publication has ...

Head of Commercial Development at African Parks. The NGO recently completed an operation to fit satellite tags to several individuals from Africa’s only genetically viable dugong [a marine ...

Wang’s visits to Namibia, the Republic of Congo, Chad, and Nigeria set the tone for key African aspirations for relations with China in 2025. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left ...