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Black History Month Spotlight
- Maggie L. Walker made many achievements during her lifetime. In 1903, she became the first African-American woman to charter a bank and the first African-American woman to serve as a bank president.
- Thomas Jennings invented a process he called "dry-scouring," receiving a patent in 1821 and becoming the first African American to be granted a patent. His dry scouring process was a predecessor to today's dry cleaning methods.
- Alice H. Parker was an African American inventor who was active in the early 1900s. She is known for her patent for a gas furnace.
- Marie Van Brittan Brown was the inventor of the first home security system. She is also credited with the invention of the first closed circuit television.
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By Power 99 (WUSL-FM)- Maggie L. Walker made many achievements during her lifetime. In 1903, she became the first African-American woman to charter a bank and the first African-American woman to serve as a bank president.
- Thomas Jennings invented a process he called "dry-scouring," receiving a patent in 1821 and becoming the first African American to be granted a patent. His dry scouring process was a predecessor to today's dry cleaning methods.
- Alice H. Parker was an African American inventor who was active in the early 1900s. She is known for her patent for a gas furnace.
- Marie Van Brittan Brown was the inventor of the first home security system. She is also credited with the invention of the first closed circuit television.