Hidden No More: Week 6 round-up
Henry E. Baker Baker was an examiner in the U.S. Patent Office. In the early 1900s, he conducted a national search to learn which patents had been granted to African Americans…
Henry E. Baker Baker was an examiner in the U.S. Patent Office. In the early 1900s, he conducted a national search to learn which patents had been granted to African Americans…
…which provided practical advice to women, is one of the first medical publications by an African American. Eliza Ann Grier In 1897, Grier became the first African American woman licensed…
…Malick Malick, the first licensed African American pilot, worked as an aerial photographer and operated an air transportation service in Pennsylvania. Evelyn Granville Granville worked in the IBM group that…
Christine Darden Christine Darden is from Monroe, North Carolina. She was the first African American woman to be awarded a doctorate of science in mechanical engineering. A leader of NASA’s…
…when it flies over the eastern United States. (Kelly reminds you that when you go outdoors during this time of social distancing, stay at least six feet away from others.)…
…Dorothea Dix Park, Raleigh. This free session runs from 9 to 11 p.m. Please register online. Friday, August 24, 2018, at Historic Stagville, Durham. This event starts at 8 p.m. with African…
…available on August 22 at the Central Middle School open house and will also be distributed in welcome packets on the first day of school Monday, August 27. “Gates County…
…before sunrise. (Unless you are the fictional character Robert Langdon in Dan Brown’s book The Da Vinci Code, in which case apparently you can see Venus flung right out of its…
…assistant dean for academic programs, student diversity, and engagement for the college of sciences at NCSU, and the first African-American woman to receive a B.S. degree in meteorology from North…