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To name a few of many great, black inventors:

Shirley Jackson - Fiber optics, touch tone phones, caller id.
Dr Philip Emeagwali - World's first supercomputer.
James West - The microphone.
Charles Drew - The blood bank.
Lisa Gelobter - Shockwave web animation.
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Jesse Ernest Wilkins, Jr. - Mathematical models to explain gamma radiation.
Lewis Latimer - Carbon filament used in lightbulbs.
Gerald A. Lawson - First cartridge video game.
Marie Van Brittan Brown - Home security systems.
Dr. Patricia Bath - Laserphaco Probe cataract treatment.
Richard Spikes - The automatic gear shift.
Elijah McCoy - Train lubrication system.
Garrett Morgan - The amber traffic light.
Alice H. Parker - Precursor to the thermostat.
George Carruthers - The ultraviolet camera.
George Washington Carver - Peanut Butter!

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Race really is bullshit but racist perceptions determine your lot in life.

Not White has nothing to do with color. Its perception. Not White sucks if the world wants you to be white.
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@aalanasir @Columbia @CC_Columbia It's infuriating to see how many people say, "He's agitated, but what he's saying is technically true." No. It. Isn't. Modernity as it is today wouldn't exist without the significant contributions of POC around the world. In no particular order here are just some of these
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