Black History Month 2018

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In this thread, we honor the Black men and women who have contributed greatly to our society.

Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.
The first African American in space

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bluford graduated from Overbrook High School in 1960. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University in 1964, a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology(AFIT) in 1974, a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Laser Physics, again from AFIT, in 1978, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Houston–Clear Lake in 1987. He has also attended the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania.


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Charles Drew

“Father of the Blood Bank”
June 3, 1904 – April 1, 1950
Renowned surgeon and pioneer in the preservation of life-saving blood plasma

Highlights:

• Discovered method for long-term storage of blood plasma
• Organized America's first large-scale blood bank

Charles Richard Drew - American Chemical Society

 

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Is there anywhere on the coli where there's a sticky thread for this? Crazy times..

Everybody more concerned with Boyce and Yvette

 

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Only 21 brehs.....​

 

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I’m glad someone FINALLY decided to make a thread 3 days into the month. Where are all those militants when you need them?

 

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I’m glad someone FINALLY decided to make a thread 3 days into the month. Where are all those militants when you need them?

They all in that PAAG from Rush Hour thread

 

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The Black USA to Haiti movement

 

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Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (born Mary Jane McLeod; July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955) was an American educator, stateswoman, philanthropist, humanitarian and civil rights activist best known for starting a private school for African-American students in Daytona Beach, Florida. She attracted donations of time and money, and developed the academic school as a college. It later continued to develop as Bethune-Cookman University. She also was appointed as a national adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of what was known as his Black Cabinet. She was known as "The First Lady of The Struggle" because of her commitment to gain better lives for African Americans.

 

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Ernest E. Just

August 14, 1883 – October 27, 1941

Biologist who recognized the fundamental role of the cell surface in the development of organisms

Highlights:

• the role of environmental factors in development
• the fast and slow blocks to polyspermy during fertilization
• experimental parthenogenesis
• embryo morphogenesis

Just and Unjust: E. E. Just (1883–1941)

 

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James Forten
(September 2, 1766 – March 4, 1842)

African-American abolitionist and wealthy businessman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born free in the city, he became a sailmaker after the American Revolutionary War. Following an apprenticeship, he became the foreman and bought the sail loft when his boss retired. Based on equipment he himself had developed, he established a highly profitable business. It was located on the busy waterfront of the Delaware River, in an area now called Penn's Landing.

 

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Otis Boykin

August 29, 1920 – March 13, 1982

Inventor, electronics expert who developed a precision control unit for implantable heart pacemakers

Major contributions

• work with electrical resistors revolutionized products ranging from missiles to televisions and even early IBM computers
• credited with 25 patents
• inventions included a burglar proof cash register and an electronic air filter

Otis Boykin | Lemelson-MIT Program

 

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Katherine Mary Dunham
(also known as Kaye Dunn June 22, 1909 – May 21, 2006)
An American dancer, choreographer, author, educator, and social activist. Dunham had one of the most successful dance careers in American and European theater of the 20th century, and directed her own dance company for many years. She has been called the "matriarch and queen mother of black dance."

 

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Matthew Alexander Henson
(August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955) was the first African-AmericanArctic explorer, an associate of Robert Peary on seven voyages over a period of nearly 23 years. They made six voyages and spent a total of 18 years in expeditions.[1] Henson served as a navigator and craftsman, traded with Inuit and learned their language, and was known as Peary's "first man" for these arduous travels.

 

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Martin Robison Delany
(May 6, 1812 – January 24, 1885) was an African-American abolitionist, journalist, physician, soldier and writer, and arguably the first proponent of black nationalism.