Black inventors and entrepreneurs have played a crucial role in shaping industries, improving daily life, and driving ...

Dean are just a few notable African-American inventors. We live in a world with blood banks, automated elevators, caller ID, and color computer monitors because of their work. Follow BI Video ...

In the aftermath, the African American inventor was awarded a medal from the city of Cleveland and was inundated with orders for his gas mask from fire departments all over the country.

Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Black inventor Alfred L. Cralle became a hero for dessert lovers on February 2, 1897, when he patented an “ice cream mold and disher,” the ...