7 Things You Didn't Know Were Invented By Women
The modern ironing board was invented by Sarah Boone, an African-American dressmaker who was not happy with the impression ...
IIPSJ Honors Patricia Sluby with IP Social Justice Lifetime Achievement Award
On February 28, 2025, the Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice bestowed the IP Social Justice Lifetime ...
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Unearthing Connections to Plants, Gardens and the Natural World Around Us
Why does it feel so good to be in a garden? The latest collaboration with USA Today shares the plants, people and stories of ...
Harriet Tubman fought slavery. Most of the men on US paper currency had ties to it
A US Senator wants to replace Andrew Jackson, who kept scores of slaves at his Tennessee plantation, on the front of the $20 ...
The Quietus2d
Aliens in Anglia: The Pasts and Futures of Central European Émigré Composers in Britain
From Hammer Horror to kitsch to electronic music, to coincide with the publication of his new book The Alienation Effect, ...
Border Belt Independent6d
Local Black inventors find the path to riches and fame is tough
Two NC Black men, the late Sanford Thurman and Vincent Spaulding , came close to making it big with their inventions.
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Opinion: What does Black History Month mean to me?
Black culture is always being put under a microscope. A couple months ago, a white comedian, Andrew Schulz, disparaged Black ...
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA HIGHLIGHTS THE URGENCY OF COPYRIGHT REFORMS
These were the main conclusions of an international conference entitled “Copyright and the Public Interest: Africa and the Global South” held last month in South Africa. The conveners were ReCreate ...
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Intelligent Diva: The First African American Independent Producer on Her Way to Making History in AI-Animated Television
Pioneering AI-Animated Storytelling as an Independent Producer Intelligent Diva is on the verge of making history as ...
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'Women of the diaspora' to highlight African American women's achievements at IAAM
The INternationalOn Thursday, March 27, the International African American Museum (IAAM) will host "Women of the Diaspora," a dynamic program honoring the rema ...