“Know from whence you came. If you know whence you came, there is really no limit to where you can go.”
— James Baldwin
Ruth Carter – The First Black Woman to Win Two Oscars for Costume Design
Ketanji Brown Jackson: The First Black Justice on the Supreme Court
Gertrude Jeannette-First Woman Cabdriver Who Turned Broadway Actor
The first American woman of African heritage to receive a patent!
Sarah E. Goode: The First Black woman to receive a patent and Trademark
Meet a substantial contributor to the study of cardiovascular disease and the first black Ph.D. in Chemistry.