Black History Month for 2026

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Alice H. Parker: Visionary black woman inventor who transformed home heating systems forever:​

To read the article: Alice H. Parker: Visionary Black Woman Inventor Who Transformed Home Heating Systems Forever

 

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Frederick McKinley Jones: Why we have frozen and perishable food in supermarkets today; the article:

These Famous Black Inventors Probably Changed Your Life. Here's What to Know About Their Creations.

 

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The 369th Infantry Regiment, The Harlem Hellfighters, spent more time in battle in World War 1 than any other regiment and were one of the most decorated, but they never got the recognition they deserved. The article:

Harlem Hellfighters | Members, Battles, & Summary | Britannica

 

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Nurse, educator, and Army leader Hazel Johnson-Brown overcame adversity to become the first Black female general and first Black chief of the United States Army Nurse Corps. The article:

National Museum of the United States Army

 

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Mary J. Wilson, the first black senior zookeeper at the Maryland Zoo; the article:

Meet Mary J. Wilson, The First Black Senior Zookeeper At The Maryland Zoo - Because of Them We Can

 

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Edmonia Lewis was the first sculptor of African American and Native American (Mississauga) descent to achieve international recognition. Article:

https://americanart.si.edu/artist/edmonia-lewis-2914

 

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George Taliaferro was the first African American drafted to the NFL, and a leader in the desegregation of Indiana University. The article:

The Great George Taliaferro: IU Stories: My IU: Indiana University

 

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Carter G. Woodson, the “father of Black history,” founded the celebration now known as Black History Month in 1926. A prolific writer and activist, he viewed his efforts to educate the public as a “life-and-death struggle”; the article: ​

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smit...um=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550

 

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Disney Studios animator and script writer Floyd Norman; the article: https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/floyd-norman-41

 

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The history of Black citizens in our country has been ignored for decades and I am glad we are seeing more of it.

If you would like to see a very entertaining film about one person’s Black experience I suggest the movie American Fiction. It makes its point with tact and humor.

American Fiction is a 2023 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cord Jefferson in his feature directorial debut. Based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett, it follows a frustrated African-American novelist-professor who writes an outlandish satire of stereotypical "black" books, only for it to be mistaken for serious literature and published to high sales and critical praise.

 

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A 12-year-old Nigerian-American girl named Eniola Sokunbi has captured national attention in the United States after inventing an innovative air filter designed to reduce the spread of airborne diseases in schools. The article:

12-year-old Nigerian girl invents air filter in the US, gets $11.5m investment | Scholarship Region

 

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