Each of these men's inventions, as well as those of other black inventors, are currently on display at the "Bright Ideas' African American Inventors" exhibit at Bessie Smith Cultural Center.

Lewis H. Latimer, the only African American member of a group of high-level scientists around Inventor Thomas Edison, was a pioneer in the development of the light bulb. He received a patent for on… ...

The African American inventor and women’s rights activist, was a hairdresser by trade. She received a patent for an improved model of hairbrush on November 15, 1898.

One thing the fire extinguisher, guitar, super soaker, and pressure cooker have in common? They were all invented by African Americans. Thanks to the students of the Ross Woodward School, those and ...

Thousands of African American inventors have transformed America. Black inventors have created groundbreaking products for centuries ranging from Lewis Lattimer, who helped construct a ...

Some of the world's most popular products were invented by African-Americans. Black history boasts several success stories, some dating back to the early 1800s. Thomas Jennings, a tailor and ...

The Black community has a legacy of inventions in the US and have brought forward some of the most extraordinary innovators of our time. History, however, always paints Black inventors as a thing ...