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George Foreman was a professional boxer who was born in Marshall, Texas. He dropped out of school at 15 and spent time as  a mugger and a brawler on the streets of Houston’s Fifth Ward. Luckily, he was saved by President Lyndon B. Johnson's Job Corp, a program that helped disadvantaged kids by teaching them…

On August 19, 2023, attorney Charles "Chuck" Fuller appeared once again on "Law Talk with Ethel Mitchell" to share the legal guidance he gives in his publication The Black Man’s Guide to Surviving a Routine Traffic Stop. An experienced civil and criminal defense lawyer, attorney Fuller knows constitutional rights.  As a Black man, he also…

Lonnie Bunch III was the Founding Director of The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) and is the current Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the first African American to hold the position. Lonnie Bunch III was born in Newark, New Jersey.  His parents, Lonnie Bunch II and Montrose Bunch, were both teachers…

Morgan DeBaun was born in 1990 in St. Louis, MO. While living in a predominantly White suburb, her family inculcated in her an appreciation for positive African American figures in American history.  She learned about investing from her father at age 14. She came up with the idea of Blavity while in college at Washington University. …

An immensely popular TV series, "The Lone Ranger" began as a radio program in the 1930s.  The television show aired from 1949-1957 on ABC. It was the highest-rated television program in the 1950s and is considered the first true “hit” on television. In the TV series, the Lone Ranger travels throughout Texas and the American…

Shirley Ann Jackson was born in the District of Columbia in 1946. Her parents read her books about Benjamin Banneker, an African American scientist and mathematician who helped design and build Washington, DC. Her father encouraged her interest in science by assisting her with projects for school. Shirley Ann Jackson attended Roosevelt High School. Upon…

Gregory Robinson is partially responsible for the largest step toward learning about the universe in history.  He was Director of the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) which is already changing our understanding of the universe. The James Webb Space Telescope is the largest optical telescope in space.  It was launched on December…

Marie Van Brittan Brown made a great contribution to a safer society with her invention of the first home security system. Her invention was the first closed-circuit television security system and paved the way for modern home and business security systems used today.  Ms. Van Brittan Brown and her husband, Albert Brown, invented a security…

Shirley Ann Jackson was born in DC in 1946. Her parents read her books about Benjamin Banneker, an African American scientist and mathematician who helped design and build Washington, DC. Her father encouraged her interest in science by assisting her with projects for school. Shirley Ann Jackson attended Roosevelt High School. Upon graduation she  attended…

The Chief Executive Officer of Lowe’s is a black man, Marvin Ellison. He runs a company that brings in almost $100 billion in annual revenues and has over 300,000 associates. Marvin Ellison was born and raised in Brownsville TN.  His father did not finish high school, but his parents said, “don’t let your current circumstances…