"Carter G. Woodson was a scholar whose dedication to celebrating the historic contributions of Black people led to the establishment of Black History Month, marked every February since 1976. Woodson fervently believed that Black people should be proud of their heritage and all Americans should understand the largely overlooked achievements of Black Americans."
Carter G. Woodson - African American Trailblazers
Join the Office of Minority Health this February as we honor the progress that the contributions Black communities have made to the fields of medicine of public health continue to help us all today. Learn more at:
https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/bhm/
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonth2023 #BLM #Equity #Resistance
Lift Every Voice and Sing with Lyrics (Black National Anthem)
"Hope — Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope! In the end, that is God’s greatest gift to us, the bedrock of this nation. A belief in things not seen. A belief that there are better days ahead."
~Barack Obama
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #BlackExcellence #History #CelebrateBlackHistory
Our federal partners at the Office of Minority Health are committed to helping us achieve health equity for Black communities. Visit #MinorityHealth website during #BlackHistoryMonth to understand what role social determinants of health (SDOH) and food insecurity play in our efforts:
https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/bhm/
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #HealthEquity #MinorityHealth #Health&Wellness
Dr. Helen Dickens became the first Black woman admitted as a fellow to the American College of Surgeons. Throughout her career, she helped her colleagues address patients’ experiences, beliefs, & preferences. Follow her example by visiting:
minorityhealth.hhs.gov/bhm.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth2023 #BlackHistory #HerStory #MinorityHealth
DYK blood transfusions save millions of people in the U.S. every year? 🤔This #BlackHistoryMonth we honor Charles Richard Drew whose work in blood banking and logistics helped make this possible. For more resources on blood and heart health visit: minorityhealth.hhs.gov/bhm
#BlackHistory #Medicine #MinorityHealth #BloodTransfusion #BlackExcellence
Nice #CrashCourse 👏🏾 👏🏾
Watched the Intro, first episode, and scanned the titles. Found a little gem here!
Crash Course Black American History Preview
“Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.”
~Mary McLeod Bethune
Bethune went on to become a national advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of his “Black” cabinet, represented the NAACP at the founding of the United Nations in 1945, raised money to open the first hospital for Black people in Daytona, Florida, founded the National Council of Negro Women and co-founded the United Negro College Fund.
In 1988 Dr. Patricia Bath became the first Black female doctor to receive a medical patent. Her patented work to help improve the eyesight of visually impaired individuals reminds us to ensure inclusivity in medical product development.
#BHM #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #BlackExcellence #History #HerStory
Marie Van Brittan Brown, an African American nurse living in Jamaica, Queens in the 1960s, was working odd shifts, as was her husband, Albert, an electronics technician. She felt afraid coming home late at night and police were slow to respond. Marie wanted to feel safer at home, so, she took matters in her own hands and patented the modern home security system. Over 50 years later, the technology is installed in millions of homes & offices worldwide.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/history-home-security-alarm-180977002/
This #BlackHistoryMonth we honor Dr. Jane Wright’s focus on patient care that helped improve and advance chemotherapy techniques. Her contributions help us understand how patient response is vital to effective cancer treatment.
During her career she broke multiple race and gender barriers and become one of the most distinguished physician-scientists in modern medicine. In fact, her work revolutionized cancer research and how physicians treat cancer.
Eager to encourage greater equality for African Americans and women, Mary Eliza Mahoney pursued a nursing career which supported these aims. She is noted for becoming the first African American in the US to earn a professional nursing license. She was known for her efficiency, patience, and caring bedside manner.
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mary-mahoney
#NursesOfCoSo #BlackCoSo #BlackHistoryMonth2023 #BlackHistory #History #HerStory
Dr. Francis Cecil Sumner was the first Black man to earn his Ph.D. in psychology. He was accepted into Clark University's doctoral psychology program, but was then drafted to serve in WWI. Upon his return, he re-enrolled and his dissertation was accepted.
Dr. Sumner struggled to get his research published because of the color of his skin, but persisted and was able to publish several articles. He one of the founding members of the Howard University Psychology
Dept.
#BlackHistory #MentalHealth
Madam C.J. Walker
An African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She founded a hair and beauty supply company aimed at Black consumers and was heralded by the the Guinness Book of World Records as the first female self-made millionaire in America.
Benjamin Bradley was the first person to develop a working model of a steam engine for a war ship. He was born into slavery around 1830 by an unidentified slave owner in Annapolis, MD. He worked for a printing company at young age while living there. At 16 he learned mechanical engineering. Bradley constructed a model of a steam engine out of two pieces of steel, a gun barrel, and pewter and would become the first African American to hold any but menial posts at the Naval Academy.
#BlackHistory
Garrett Morgan was the grandson of son of a Black slave and John Hunt Morgan, a Confederate colonel. Morgan ~
*Was the first Black man in Cleveland to own an automobile.
*Started the Cleveland Call in 1920, a newspaper aimed at African-Americans.
*Sold his traffic signal invention to General Electric for $40,000.
*Secured a patent for his safety hood in 1914.
*Often referred to himself as “the Black Edison.”
*Was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2005.
IN 2023
Benjamin Crump becomes first Black practicing attorney to have law school named after him
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/benjamin-crump-becomes-first-black-105924689.html
~Philip B. Downing
In 1891, mailing a letter required a long trip to the post office. Downing designed a metal box with four legs which he patented in 1891. He called his device a street letter box, the predecessor of today’s mailbox.
One year earlier, he patented an electrical switch for railroads which allowed railroad workers to supply/shut off power to trains. Based on this design, innovators would later create electrical switches such as light switches used in the home.
Black History Month theme highlights Black Resistance
https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2023/01/27/black-history-month-theme-highlights-black-resistance/
#Resistance #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #AmericanHistory
@nursefrombirth What a mixed celebration this is! To think of all the wisdom of prior Black female health professionals that didn't get its due, such that 1988 would be the first such patent? Ugh. My step-gran is West Indies Canadian, and worked her whole life up in a remote town in the Yukon; the stories she has from nursing innovatively for local need!
But also, awesome to learn about Dr. Bath! Thanks for all these Black History Month shares. 🤗 I'm sorry I only noticed the whole thread now.
Thanks for your very valuable feedback. I too am learning about some of the fantastic contributions of Black people during this #BlackHistoryMonth As I learn, I share so that we will all be knowledgeable of such. Hope your day is off to an awesome start and wishing you a great week.
@MLClark
@nursefrombirth You too, Dr. Tee! 🤗 Thank you for everything you do. So much emotional and managerial labour goes unrecognized in your field, as in the world we all move through.
Hope the week is a splendid one for you! 💫
@nursefrombirth
I didn't know this. Thanks for sharing.
@nursefrombirth - This entire series you've put up is amazing! Thank you so very much! ❤️
@Bubblehead my absolute pleasure. Thanks for the kudos
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@nursefrombirth so good. Thanks for sharing. I will watch all 50 episodes.
@nursefrombirth I learned this in school before they tried to erase black history.
@nursefrombirth I love the story of how Dr. Jemison was (at least partly) inspired to because an astronaut because of Nichelle Nichols (and how Dr. Jemison had a cameo on Star Trek). Mentorship is so important in life.
@nursefrombirth "become" an astronaut, not "because". grr. Too early for me.
Mae Jemison was the first African American Astronaut.
"When the space shuttle Endeavour blasted off on its second mission, it carried the first African American woman into space. But Mae Jemison is more than an astronaut — she's also a physician, a Peace Corps volunteer, a teacher, and founder and president of two technology companies."
https://www.space.com/17169-mae-jemison-biography.html
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackCoSo #BlackHistory #BlackExcellence