From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Janie Hermann, Princeton Public Library’s adult programming ...

A nonprofit celebrating African American and Black innovation is on the cusp of opening the country's first museum dedicated to Black inventors in a New Jersey community that boasts the motto "where ...

This Black History Month, many students likely learned an especially whitewashed version of events, thanks to top Republicans who claim certain teachings about Black history are divisive. Florida Gov.

WINDSOR, Conn. (WTNH) — A exhibit that honors and showcases Black inventors made a stop Thursday at Sage Park Middle School in Windsor. The Black Inventors Exhibit Tour, now in its 25th year, ...

While standing in line at ShopRite one night, James Howard, of Dover, came across a special edition of Times magazine featuring America’s top 100 inventors but noticed something was missing.

Are you familiar with the name Alice Parker? Alice H. Parker was an African American inventor famous for her patented system of central heating using natural gas. Before that, people used firewood and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In honor of Black History Month, ABC7 is showcasing the achievements of African Americans. Kindergartners from Alaine Locke School on the West Side are playing with a purpose. While ...

Keith C. Holmes has spent over 30 years researching inventors of color. His company, Global Black Inventor Research Projects, Inc., which he launched in Brooklyn and now has branches on six continents ...

Every time you drive safely through a busy intersection, you can thank Kentuckian Garrett Morgan. Morgan was a Kentucky-born, Black inventor in the early 1900s, and this year marks the 100th ...

NORFOLK, Va. — African American Scientists & Inventors Discovery Day will be hosted by Nauticus on February 15. This event aims to engage and educate the community about the groundbreaking ...

HOUSTON – Happy Black History Month! We’ve made it to February, which means it is officially Black History Month! To shed light on the history, I am going to take the time to highlight two African ...

FALL RIVER — It’s been long overdue — 95 years in fact — but Saturday saw the unveiling of a headstone and memorial for 19th century Black inventor Lewis Howard Latimer at Oak Grove Cemetery. Latimer, ...