by tameko.cohen | Dec 11, 2020 | Teachers, Andreal Davis, Corri Bischer, Gwen Ebron, Inventors, Lauren Rea, Month 3
A man before his time, or should we say, right on time. A gifted scholar, Cheikh Anta Diop was a man on a mission to right the wrongs of mis-education by research and developing a chemical formula to prove that the ancient Egyptians were Black Africans. Denied the...
by tameko.cohen | Dec 3, 2020 | Lessons, Andreal Davis, Corri Bischer, Gwen Ebron, Lauren Rea, Teachers
Over the course of five days, we will become very familiar with Dr. Mark Dean. He is a living legend who currently works as Emeritus Professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He has 20 patents in computing technology, performed prominent research at IBM and...
by tameko.cohen | Nov 25, 2020 | Lessons, Andreal Davis, Corri Bischer, Gwen Ebron, Lauren Rea, Teachers
Meet one of America’s greatest inventors, Lewis Latimer. Lewis Latimer was born on September 4, 1848 to parents George and Rebecca Latimer, who had escaped to freedom only to almost have his father returned to slavery after being captured. The father was freed...
by tameko.cohen | Nov 20, 2020 | Lessons, Andreal Davis, Corri Bischer, Gwen Ebron, Lauren Rea, Teachers
This week you will meet a genius who was able to look at the plants around him and make the world he lived in a better place for everyone, with foods, medicines, materials and even gasoline. Learn how he came from slavery, was kidnapped, lost his mother, was taken in...
by tameko.cohen | Nov 12, 2020 | Lessons, Andreal Davis, Corri Bischer, Gwen Ebron, Lauren Rea, Teachers, Videos
For the week of NASA Mathematicians, we celebrate the extraordinary accomplishments of Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, and Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson brought home Apollo 13. Mary Jackson was promoted to Aerospace Engineer. Dorothy Vaughan led the West Area...
by tameko.cohen | Oct 30, 2020 | Lessons, Andreal Davis, Corri Bischer, Gwen Ebron, Lauren Rea, Teachers
When it comes to innovation in jazz music, there is no one greater than John Coltrane. Born in Hamlet, North Carolina and raised in High Point, North Carolina, John Coltrane started music at an early age. When John moved to Philadelphia, he attended two music schools...
by tameko.cohen | Oct 27, 2020 | Lessons, Andreal Davis, Corri Bischer, Gwen Ebron, Lauren Rea, Teachers
This week we learn about Dr. Percy Julian. Dr. Percy Julian became one of the few African American chemists in the 1930’s. He did not let racism obstruct his path of success in developing chemical research, synthesizing chemical compounds, and establishing his...
by tameko.cohen | Oct 22, 2020 | Lessons, Andreal Davis, Corri Bischer, Gwen Ebron, Lauren Rea, Teachers
Maurice Ashley was born in 1966 on the island of Jamaica. He was taught how to play chess by his brother. Maurice came to the United States at the age of 12 years old. He continued to learn how to play chess and become better and better until he was named the Grand...
by tameko.cohen | Oct 15, 2020 | Lessons, Andreal Davis, Corri Bischer, Gwen Ebron, Lauren Rea, Teachers
Marie Van Brittan Brown is the inventor of the Home Security System.ย Born in 1922, Marie had a dream to make her neighborhood and family safe from harm, and devised a security system with her husband that she applied for a patent for the Home Security System in 1966...
by Sankofa | Oct 8, 2020 | Lessons, Andreal Davis, Corri Bischer, Gwen Ebron, Lauren Rea, Teachers
This week we learn about The Dogon. The Dogon were more than indigenous people. They discovered the star Sirius B before the telescope was invented!ย Over these five days, you will be guided through some of the many contributions the Dogon made to our world. Their...
by Sankofa | Sep 23, 2020 | Lessons, Andreal Davis, Corri Bischer, Gwen Ebron, Lauren Rea, Teachers
This week we look at Imhotep. Imhotep was more than just a man, he was so many things including an artist, an architect, and a doctor! He is known as the father of modern medicine! Over the next 5 days, you will be guided through some of the many contributions he made...
