- Dr. Rebecca Crumpler was the first African American woman to earn an M.D. degree. YEAR. 1883.
- Carter G. Woodson, a groundbreaking historian and Harvard alum, is known as the father of Black history.
- Alexander Miles invented the automatic elevator door system, which made elevators safer to ride.
- Stevie Wonder's Innervisions is considered a significant album in Black history because it was the first time a Black artist won the Grammy for Album of the Year.
- The oldest Black female Greek-letter organization, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA), was founded at Howard University in 1908.
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. is the first Black Greek letter organization. In 1906.
Episode Transcript
This is about the time we do Mother's Black History fact.
Garrett Morgan, an African American inventor, introduced the three position
traffic signal in nineteen twenty three. Salute to you, Garrett Morgan.
Martin Luther King Junior started as a freshman at Morehouse
College at the young age of fifteen. In nineteen ninety six,
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Cheryl Troops became the first player to sign with the WNBA,
with the league debut in a year later. The Alvin
Airy American Dance Theater, which is in town absolutely this weekend.
Shout out to my homie Maurice Ronaldo, which changed the
perception of American dance, was founded in nineteen fifty eight.
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And last, but not least, Phillip B. Down In invented
the street mailbox, which is the mailbox we used today.
So the next time you go to that mailbox, the
next time you mail a letter, you better thank Philip
be down In, African American inventor from Providence, Rhode Allen.
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Tune in tomorrow for your Black History Month facts. We
are coming to the end of Black History Month. Even
though it's supposed to be celebrated every day, we've only
been given twenty eight days, so tune in and if
you miss him, head on over to the Mother Nose
podcast on iHeartRadio.
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