Black Inventors: Who are they? Why does it matter?

African American inventors have played an important role in American science and society, in general. They have invented everything from the ironing board to the the x-ray machine. These inventions have revolutionaized our lives and provided practical value. Below find articles and websites devoted to Black inventors. They are more than "hidden figures," they are the actual figures that did much of the heavy lifting in science to create the world as we know it.

NOTE--This informational blog is compiled by (with the exception of the introduction and photograph) and reprinted with permission from Abdul Akalimat, PhD

Brookings https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-black-innovators-who-elevated-the-united-states-reassessing-the-golden-age-of-invention/

Illinois https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjRuuiPgZ39AhW9k4kEHbbQADEQFnoECAwQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fptrca.org%2Ffiles%2Fhandouts%2FIL-AfricanAmerican-inventors.pdf&usg=AOvVaw0KVvQNzMEEvask6mJTP8j-

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjRuuiPgZ39AhW9k4kEHbbQADEQFnoECAoQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fspiaahm.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F05%2FAAHM-VOL-4-NO.2-A.pdf&usg=AOvVaw1hByjFMfqbJXaKhQgTpmRy

The first Black patent holders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wECmqBQlM0

List of Black patent holders https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiGn5vTgv74AhXrBDQIHQ1qBq8QFnoECDsQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aip.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fhistory%2Fteaching-guides%2Fafrican-american-inventors-work%2FAfrican%2520American%2520Inventors%2520in%2520History_Patents%2520List.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2R0sZw2OHhwSUCdDwjzZ1h

15 Untold Black History Inventors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAlR4KMoFa8

Black women https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sulLvR0u-2Q

Eight https://www.history.com/news/8-black-inventors-african-american

Famous ones https://www.black-inventor.com/

American Bar Association https://www.americanbar.org/groups/intellectual_property_law/publications/landslide/2018-19/march-april/colorblind-patent-system-black-inventors/