In honor of the 100th anniversary of what we now know to be Black History Month in the U.S., we are re-airing a special episode. In the roughly two years since we recorded this episode, public education, especially STEM education and research, has been under attack. This presents a formidable threat to the success of Black innovators today and in the future. 

Elijah McCoy, Garret Morgan, George Washington Carver, and Madame CJ Walker are names you might recognize. They're Black inventors whose inventions modernized the world. But they may also be the only names you recognize when you think of Black inventors. Due to racism and other discriminatory structural barriers, potential Black inventors have been locked out, or in some cases violently forced out, of invention pipelines. 

On this episode of Justice Above All, Dr. Kesha Moore, TMI Research Manager, takes a deep dive into the world of innovation and tracks how racism has undermined scientific innovation. She is joined by the following guests: 

- Tiffani Burgess, Assistant Counsel, Legal Defense Fund 

- Eric S. Hintz, Historian, Lemelson Center 

- Corey Mack, Inventor 

This episode was written and produced by Jakiyah Bradley, Keecee DeVenny, Jackie O’Neil, and Dr. Kesha Moore. Resonate Recordings provided production support.

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