by | May 10, 2022 | African American History, People
Leland Melvin is a former NFL player, chemist, and retired NASA astronaut. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on February 15, 1964, to Deems and Grace Melvin. At an early age, he developed an interest in chemistry after his mom bought him a chemistry set. Melvin...
by Rozen-WheelerAdam | Sep 9, 2018 | Global African History, People
In 2013, Karamba Diaby was one of the two Afro-Germans elected to the Bundestag, the German federal parliament. Born November 27, 1961, in the small town of Marsassoum in southwest Senegal, by age seven both of his natural parents were deceased. He was raised by his...
by GreenlawMarshall | Jan 27, 2018 | African American History, People
An accomplished organic analytical chemist, Dr. Betty Wright Harris is widely recognized as a leading expert on explosives, environmental remediation, and hazardous waste treatment. In 1986, she patented a simple and extremely sensitive spot test for the presence of...
by DennisCarolAnn | Sep 10, 2011 | African American History, People
Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on January 5, 1904, William Knox is remembered for two achievements. He was among a handful of black scientists to work on the top secret Manhattan Project, which produced the atom bomb during World War II. Following the war, he held...
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