2010 Feb: Black History Month

This is February, meaning Valentine’s Day and Black History Month.
First i will tackle Black history

I am not sure about how I feel this year; I still do not understand why AFRICAN AMERICANS have the shortest month out of all 12. I understand, it may not have been done intentionally, but as long as the month has 28 days, it will remain to be inferior to the other months.

Since I cannot really do anything about that.... I digress.
Another thing that sort of ticks me off about this month is the simple factor that in every school in every state they will be recognizing the same people. Totally OBILIVIOUS!

Totally Oblivious to the fact that there are others, others who lost their lives and dedicated their lives to the enrichment of African Americans.

Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King
Malcolm X
Harriet Tubman
Sourjouner Truth
[and a few others] will continue to be repeated over and over again. It is almost sad, to the point where I am irritated.


A lot of people do not know about other greats, and amazing founders.

For Example:



Frederick Jones (1892 - 1961) held over 60 patents with most of them pertaining to refrigeration. His portable air conditioner was used in World War II to preserve medicine and blood serum.

Granville Woods (1856 - 1910) invented numerous devices relating to the railroad including a system of overhead electric conducting lines, air brakes and a telegraph system that allowed communication between moving trains.

Read Granville Woods' Biography
Lewis Temple (1800 - 1854) revolutionized the whaling industry with his invention of the toggle harpoon in 1848.

Dr. Charles Drew (1904 - 1950) discovered techniques to store blood and developed blood banks.

Read Dr. Charles Drew's Biography
Thomas J. Martin patented a fire extinguisher in 1872.

Jan Ernst Matzeliger (1852 - 1889) invented the Shoe Lasting machine, which connected the upper part of the shoe to the sole, a painstaking process that was usually done by hand. This invention revolutionized the shoe making industry.

Read Jan Ernst Matzeliger's Biography
Lewis Howard Latimer invented the carbon filament for light bulbs in 1881.

Read Lewis Howard Latimer's Biography
Joseph Winters invented a fire escape ladder in 1878.

Lonnie G. Johnson (1949 - ), an engineer who performed spacecraft system design for NASA, invented the Super Soaker water gun - the number one selling toy in America in 1991.


These are just a few of the UNKWONS That the World forgets and Neglects.