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Recognizing African American Inventors For Black History Month

By Andrea Stewart-Cousins

    New York Power Authority's Black History Month Program
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    Senator Stewart-Cousins was a featured speaker at the New York Power Authority’s Black History Month Program in White Plains. In her remarks, the Senator discussed a new book named, “What Color is my Word?” written by basketball legend Kareem Abdul- Jabbar. The book details notable contributions of African American inventors on American culture and technology. Some of the inventions/ inventors in the book are…

    Potato chip – Invented by George Crumb

    The modern microphone – Invented by James West

    Ice cream scoop – Invented by Alfred Cralle

    Open heart Surgery – First performed by Dr. Daniel Hale Williams.

     

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