Here’s the second part of the series that I wrote about this morning. Lewis Latimer and Granville Woods- The Black Thomas Edisons. Part 2 – Granville Woods- Per the wiki and Black Inventor.com The magnitude of an inventors work can often be defined by the esteem in which he is held by fellow inventors. If this [...]
It’s Thursday WSY Family and lurkers, the week is almost over! This week Wee have been putting spotlight on African-American innovators and inventors. Today Wee are spotlighting Lewis Latimer and Granville Woods- The Black Thomas Edisons. Part 1 Lewis Latimer – Per the wiki and About.com’s The Black Inventor. Lewis Howard Latimer was born in Chelsea, [...]
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Barack Obama, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan’s King Abdullah II walk to East Room of the White House before making statements on the Middle East peace negotiations in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010
It’s Hump Day! The week is almost over and the extended weekend is almost here! This week Wee have been highlighting African-American inventors and innovators. Today we are going to highlight several inventors whose small contributions made a huge difference in our daily lives. I guarantee there is some items in the post you will [...]
President Obama Addresses the Nation Live from the Oval Office The White House
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Happy Tuesday, WSY Family and lurkers! Wee are putting the spotlight on African-American inventors and innovators this week. Today’s inventors: Bessie Blount Griffin and Marie V. Brittan Brown. “A black woman can invent something for the benefit of humankind” – Bessie Blount Bessie Blount was born on on November 24, 1914 in Hickory, Virginia. She [...]
GOP Tea Party: These People Could be in Charge
Really trying not to sound like a shrill, broken record, but…. WSY Trustee/Blogger Miranda broke the story last Monday here at WSY. BP purchased advertising on ThinkProgress through [Jane Hamsher's] Common Sense Media, our outside ad company. Common Sense Media services a whole network of liberal sites, including Firedoglake, Crooks and Liars, AmericaBlog, Eschaton, and [...]
It’s Monday WSY Family and lurkers! This week wee are going to highlight African-American innovators and inventors. First up, Philip Emeagwali. Philip Emeagwali is considered one of the fathers of the internet. The web owes much of its existence to Emeagwali, a math whiz who came up with the formula for allowing large number of [...]
President Obama Speaks on the 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Xavier University, New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2010 3:00 PM EDT
