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Romans 12:10: Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
02/27/2024

Romans 12:10: Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.

Join Ya Brotha Man with a Plan on Tuesday, February 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. for a two hour Black Love: 90’s & 2000’s Concert...
02/27/2024

Join Ya Brotha Man with a Plan on Tuesday, February 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. for a two hour Black Love: 90’s & 2000’s Concert. Listen live 107.7 The Bronc WRRC-FM. Listen online at www.1077TheBronc.com

Purpose of Life * love * give* serve* add the highest value to someone or something everyday
02/21/2024

Purpose of Life
* love
* give
* serve
* add the highest value to someone or something everyday

Join Ya Brotha Man with a Plan on Tuesday, February 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. for a two hour Black Love: 90’s & 2000’s Concert...
02/20/2024

Join Ya Brotha Man with a Plan on Tuesday, February 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. for a two hour Black Love: 90’s & 2000’s Concert. Listen live 107.7 The Bronc WRRC-FM. Listen online at www.1077TheBronc.com

Rider University NAACP: Samples N’ Friends with our Rider community! The competition featured: Hip-Hop, R&B, Gospel, Sou...
02/16/2024

Rider University NAACP: Samples N’ Friends with our Rider community! The competition featured: Hip-Hop, R&B, Gospel, Soul and Jazz samples.📻💽🎼

We are excited to collaborate with along with several organizations of excellence! Together, we invite you to join us f...
02/15/2024

We are excited to collaborate with along with several organizations of excellence! Together, we invite you to join us for this nonpartisan conversation with Orville Morales to learn advocacy strategies in policy change. REGISTER NOW (link in bio).

We must not lose sight of the fact that was fighting for policy change. Dr. King was building a multi-racial coalition fighting for economics and racial justice. Our civic education must include conversations on how and why politicians and lawmakers react and respond to different advocacy tactics.

Host Organizations:
Urban League of Union County
Young Professionals
The GEM Project, Inc
Generation Citizen
STEAM URBAN
Nonprofit Professionals of Color Collective
DEON-Diversity & Equal Opportunity Network

Color IBM PC Monitor and Gigahertz Chip, Co-Invented by Mark Dean c. 1980 and 1999Before flat screens and high-definitio...
02/15/2024

Color IBM PC Monitor and Gigahertz Chip, Co-Invented by Mark Dean c. 1980 and 1999

Before flat screens and high-definition LCD monitors were the norm, PC displays were limited to screens with no color that was tethered to computers with limited processing power. That all changed thanks to Black inventor and engineer Mark Dean. Dean began working for IBM as a chief engineer in the early 1980s, making up a team of 12 people who would develop the first IBM PC. In addition to helping create IBM’s original machine in his early years with the company, he also worked to develop the color monitor and led the team that developed the first gigahertz processor. The massive chip, built in 1999, would allow for higher processing rates at faster speeds within PCs.

Carbon Light Bulb Filament, Invented by Lewis Latimer in 1881The light bulb itself was perfected by Thomas Edison, but t...
02/15/2024

Carbon Light Bulb Filament, Invented by Lewis Latimer in 1881

The light bulb itself was perfected by Thomas Edison, but the innovation used to create longer-lasting light bulbs with a carbon filament came from African American inventor Lewis Latimer. Latimer, the son of formerly enslaved people, began work in a patent law firm after serving in the military for the Union during the Civil War. He was recognized for his talent in drafting patents and was promoted to head draftsman, where he co-invented an improved bathroom for railroad trains.

His successes would garner him further attention from the U.S. Electric Lighting Company, putting him at a company in direct competition with Edison, in 1880. While there, Latimer patented a new filament for the light bulb, using carbon instead of more combustible materials, like bamboo, that was commonly used for filaments. The addition of the carbon filament increased the life span and practicality of light bulbs, which had previously died after just a few days. In 1884, he went on to work with Edison at the Edison Electric Light Company.

Electret Microphone, Co-Invented by James E. West in 1964Even for those who aren’t quick to pick up the mic during karao...
02/15/2024

Electret Microphone, Co-Invented by James E. West in 1964

Even for those who aren’t quick to pick up the mic during karaoke, microphones are used every day to communicate over distances far and wide. And the vast majority of microphones used today, including the microphones used in phones and cameras, use a microphone co-invented by a Black man. Dr. James E. West was tasked with creating a more sensitive and compact microphone while working at Bell Labs in 1960.

Along with his German colleague Gerhard Sessler, West invented the foil electret microphone, which was considerably less expensive to produce than the typically used condenser microphones. Two years after it was invented, the final model of the microphone was developed and in 1964 they patented the landmark invention. Only four years later, the new microphone was in wide production and was being used in hearing aids, tape recorders, most telephones and baby monitors.

Automatic Elevator Doors, Invented by Alexander Miles in 1887The use of elevators in everyday life keeps people from fac...
02/15/2024

Automatic Elevator Doors, Invented by Alexander Miles in 1887

The use of elevators in everyday life keeps people from facing long climbs up several flights of stairs. However, before the creation of elevator doors that close automatically, riding a lift was both complicated and risky.
Before automatic doors, people had to manually shut both the shaft and elevator doors before riding. Forgetting to do so led to multiple accidents as people fell down elevator shafts. As the story goes, when the daughter of African American inventor Alexander Miles almost fatally fell down the shaft, he took it upon himself to develop a solution. In 1887 he took out a patent for a mechanism that automatically opens and closes elevator shaft doors and his designs are largely reflected in elevators used today.

Refrigerated Trucks, Invented by Frederick McKinley Jones in 1940If your refrigerator has any produce from your local gr...
02/15/2024

Refrigerated Trucks, Invented by Frederick McKinley Jones in 1940

If your refrigerator has any produce from your local grocery store, then you can credit African American inventor Frederick McKinley Jones. Jones took out more than 60 patents throughout his life, including a patent for the roof-mounted cooling system that was used to refrigerate goods on trucks during extended transportation in the mid-1930s. He received a patent for his invention in 1940 and co-founded the U.S. Thermo Control Company, later known as Thermo King. The company was critical during World War II, helping to preserve blood, food and supplies during the war.

The Three-Light Traffic Signal, Invented by Garrett Morgan in 1923With only an elementary school education, Black invent...
02/15/2024

The Three-Light Traffic Signal, Invented by Garrett Morgan in 1923

With only an elementary school education, Black inventor (and son of an enslaved parent), Garrett Morgan came up with several significant inventions, including an improved sewing machine and the gas mask. However, one of Morgan’s most influential inventions was the improved traffic light. Morgan’s was one of the first three-light systems that were invented in the 1920s, resulting in the widespread adoption of the traffic lights we take for granted today.

Thanks to the successes of his other inventions, Morgan bought and car and, as a motorist, he witnessed a severe car accident at an intersection in his city of Cleveland, Ohio. In response, he decided to expand on the current traffic light by adding a “yield” component, warning oncoming drivers of an impending stop. He took out the patent for the creation in 1923, and it was granted to him the following year.

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