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Welcome to #BlackHistoryMonth 
2021! Here are some of our favorite recent Inside Edition stories about celebrating Black Americans’ contributions to US history. #BHM THREAD:
2021! Here are some of our favorite recent Inside Edition stories about celebrating Black Americans’ contributions to US history. #BHM THREAD:
1/ 6-year-old Lola Jones paying tribute to Black voices in the arts in a 2018 #BlackHistoryMonth photo series.
https://ietv.co/2YAEcja
: @MsKittiFatale
photo series.https://ietv.co/2YAEcja
: @MsKittiFatale
2/ In 2019, 6th graders @MilwCollegePrep recreated historic photos of Black icons for a #BlackHistoryMonth research project.
https://ietv.co/3oEe55m
research project.https://ietv.co/3oEe55m
3/ The crowns for Miss America, Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe all went to black women in 2019. #BHM
https://ietv.co/39DAcoE
: @KalieghGarris, @niathenote, @CheslieKryst
https://ietv.co/39DAcoE
: @KalieghGarris, @niathenote, @CheslieKryst
4/ For #BlackHistoryMonth last year, toddler Londyn Bennett-Dotson paid homage to the Black leaders who came before her.
https://ietv.co/3j6SNwg
: Ashleigh Sheppard
last year, toddler Londyn Bennett-Dotson paid homage to the Black leaders who came before her.https://ietv.co/3j6SNwg
: Ashleigh Sheppard
5/ This year, just days ahead of the start of #BlackHistoryMonth , @TheAmandaGorman made history as the youngest poet laureate to read at a presidential inauguration.
https://ietv.co/3j8mvRA
, @TheAmandaGorman made history as the youngest poet laureate to read at a presidential inauguration.https://ietv.co/3j8mvRA
As we continue to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth , here is a look at the historical offerings of just a few of the great Black thinkers and makers who changed the world, in extraordinary and ordinary ways alike. - @deborahhasting8 #BHM 
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, here is a look at the historical offerings of just a few of the great Black thinkers and makers who changed the world, in extraordinary and ordinary ways alike. - @deborahhasting8 #BHM https://ietv.co/37qiYcO
1/ From changing the world to making everyday life easier, Black scientists and inventors have long imagined, then created, pioneering works, often without recognition or compensation.
https://ietv.co/37qiYcO
https://ietv.co/37qiYcO
2/ While many know a bit about George Washington Carver, fewer may be familiar with Marie Van Brittan Brown, a nurse who ended up inventing the first home security system.
Here’s more about these brilliant inventors.
https://ietv.co/37qiYcO
Here’s more about these brilliant inventors.
https://ietv.co/37qiYcO
3/ George Washington Carver: did not actually invent peanut butter! 
He did however invent 300+ other peanut products, and offered other groundbreaking products and as well as research into rotating crops that was lauded by several U.S. presidents.
https://ietv.co/37qiYcO
He did however invent 300+ other peanut products, and offered other groundbreaking products and as well as research into rotating crops that was lauded by several U.S. presidents.https://ietv.co/37qiYcO
4/ Lewis Howard Latimer: his invention led to widespread distribution of electricity. He also worked with Alexander Graham Bell in developing a patent for the telephone, created an early version of an A/C unit, and improved bathrooms on railroad cars. 
https://ietv.co/37qiYcO
https://ietv.co/37qiYcO
5/ Frederick McKinley Jones: worked w/ Joseph Numero to combine moving pictures with sound, and later, refrigerated vehicles. 
During WWII, the military used Jones' invention to ship food, blood and medicines to the battlefield, saving countless lives.
https://ietv.co/37qiYcO
During WWII, the military used Jones' invention to ship food, blood and medicines to the battlefield, saving countless lives.https://ietv.co/37qiYcO
6/ Marie Van Brittan Brown: was a nurse who worked long hours and worried about her children in their high-crime neighborhood. She developed a security system that became the foundation of two-way communication and camera surveillance still used today. 
https://ietv.co/37qiYcO
https://ietv.co/37qiYcO
7/ Dr. Shirley Jackson: was the first Black woman to earn a doctorate at MIT. 
Her groundbreaking research led to inventions including fiber optic cable, caller ID, call waiting, the portable fax machine, touch-tone telephones and solar cells.
https://ietv.co/37qiYcO
Her groundbreaking research led to inventions including fiber optic cable, caller ID, call waiting, the portable fax machine, touch-tone telephones and solar cells.https://ietv.co/37qiYcO
8/ Garrett Morgan: a newspaperman, entrepreneur, and inventor who invented the gas mask and the 3-position traffic signal.
A member of the NAACP, he launched an all-Black country club on his own farm and designed hair-care products for Black Americans.
https://ietv.co/37qiYcO
A member of the NAACP, he launched an all-Black country club on his own farm and designed hair-care products for Black Americans.https://ietv.co/37qiYcO
For more from @DeborahHasting8 on these great American inventors: https://ietv.co/37qiYcO #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
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