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Thomas Edison tried to take credit for a device created by a Black American inventor

Sat, 12/02/2023 - 08:00

Granville T. Woods — Granville T. Woods was a pioneering inventor with nearly 60 patents to his name.
Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images

Science, Voices of Color, voices-of-color, thomas-edison, black-history, inventors

I'm one of only 26 Black women astrophysicists in America. Acting helped me overcome the stereotypes I felt as a woman of color in STEM.

Fri, 08/11/2023 - 10:56

Dr. Aomawa Shields.

Steven Meckler

Science, Voices of Color, astrophysics, as told to, Women in Science, STEM

By writing 136 poems and harnessing the power of the internet, I believe I helped spark the Beanie Babies craze in the 1990s

Mon, 08/07/2023 - 08:52

Lina Trivedi holding a large Beanie Baby then and now — Lina Trivedi with a big Beanie Baby, then and now.
Courtesy of Lina Trivedi

Retail, Features, Voices of Color, Beanie Babies, as told to, News Visual Feature

'We are being poisoned': Black residents living in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley' say the state is guilty of 'genocide' and environmental racism

Thu, 08/03/2023 - 11:25

One Planet Banner Test — Insider

Sustainability, Voices of Color, Pollution, Louisiana, Journey Toward Climate Justice, One Planet, Special Projects

Who was Henrietta Lacks? The life of the woman whose 'immortal' cells changed modern medicine forever.

Thu, 08/03/2023 - 09:10

Henrietta Lacks — Henrietta Lacks.
Reuters

Science, Features, Voices of Color, henrietta lacks, News Visual Feature

Chien-Shiung Wu, a nuclear physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project, spent her career fighting for gender equality in science

Wed, 07/26/2023 - 09:27

Chien-Shiung Wu — Chien-Shiung Wu in a laboratory at Columbia University in 1958.
Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images

Science, Voices of Color, Manhattan Project, Oppenheimer, Asian Americans, AAPI

The Black scientists behind the Manhattan Project, the atomic bomb program that inspired the movie 'Oppenheimer'

Wed, 07/19/2023 - 09:49

William Jacob Knox, Jr., Samuel Proctor Massie, and Carolyn Parker were among the handful of Black scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project. — William Jacob Knox, Jr., Samuel Proctor Massie, and Carolyn Parker were among the handful of Black scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project.
US Department of Energy; US Naval Academy; Public Domain

Science, Voices of Color, Oppenheimer, Black History, History, Manhattan Project

Inside India's 15,000 extravagant, abandoned mansions, built by spice and gem tycoons and left to decay

Sun, 04/23/2023 - 10:34

A cyclist is photographed in a blurry silhouette in front of a mansion in Chettinad in 2010. — A cyclist is photographed in a blurry silhouette in front of a mansion in Chettinad in 2010.
Leisa Tyler/LightRocket/Getty Images

Real Estate, News, International, Features, News Visual Feature, India, Mansion

Meet the 71 Black women who raised $1 million or more in VC funding since 2021

Fri, 04/21/2023 - 12:43

Ami Colé founder Diarrha N'Diaye — Diarrha N'Diaye, founder of Ami Cole.
Katherine Pekala

Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Tech Insider, Features, VC funding, Black Women, Voices of Color

My small business banked at SVB and almost lost $300,000. I worry some banks will never take care of Black of women founders.

Sat, 03/25/2023 - 06:20

Mitch Gilbert, founder of Oya Femtech Apparel — Mitch Gilbert, the founder of Oya Femtech Apparel, banked with SVB.
courtesy of Oya

Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Silicon Valley Bank collapse, Silicon Valley Bank, silicon valley bank crisis, Investment, black-owned business

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