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Legacy Makers: Stories of Black Inventors and Icons Podcast — 55 episodes
55: Who Am I? The Remarkable Journey of Mary Eliza Mahoney
54: The Boy with the Weak Heart Who Outran the World: The Story of Mack Robinson
53: The Streets of Progress: The Life and Inventions of Charles B. Brooks
52: Ink, Action, and Independence: The Life of Mary Ann Shadd Cary
51: Evelyn Preer: The First Lady of the Screen and the Power of a Beginning
50: Who AM I? The Unfiltered Rise and Timeless Echo of Rudy Ray Moore
49: From Slave to Businesswoman: The Life of Biddy Mason
48: Between Soil and Stars: The Question That Made Benjamin Banneker
47: Who Am I? The Life and Inventions of Miriam Elizabeth Benjamin
46: No Blackface Required: Confessions of the First Uncle Tom
45: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr: The Dream That Echoed Beyond Time
44: The Science of Sweetness: How Norbert Rillieux Transformed the Sugar Industry
43: The Purr That Took the World by Storm: The Life of Eartha Kitt
42: The Light That Never Fades: The Life of Lewis H. Latimer
41: Freedom's Ledger: The Story of George and Rebecca Latimer
40: The Skyward Legacy of General Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr.
39: The Indomitable Mary Seacole
38: The Dough of Destiny: The Life and Legacy of Judy W. Reed
37: Hailing Frequencies Open: The Extraordinary Journey of Mae Jemison
36: Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock and Roll
35: The Streets of Progress: The Life and Inventions of Charles B. Brooks
34: Lifting as She Climbed: The Unyielding Legacy of Mary Church Terrell
33: Bound by Ink and Liberty: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper and the Vote She Carried
32: A Scoop of Genius: The Life of Alfred Cralle
31: The Life of Augustus Jackson: The Father of Modern Ice Cream
30: What a Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Story
29: Beyond the Peephole: Albert and Marie Van Brittan Brown and the Birth of Modern Home Security
28: The Ladder and the Legacy: The Inventive Life of Joseph R. Winters
27: The Opening: A Tale of Toussaint Louverture
26: What You See is What You Get: The Flip Wilson Story
25: Phillis Wheatley: The Journey of a Literary Light
24: Economic Empowerment & Independence: The Legacy of Maggie Lena Walker
23: The Ball Method: A Legacy in Science and Shadows
22: Crispus Attucks: The First to Defy. The First to Die.
21: The Heart of a Pioneer: The Life of Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
20: The Coffee Queen of New Orleans: The Life and Legacy of Rose Nicaud
19: Diahann Carroll: A Legacy of Elegance, Talent, and Tenacity
18: Martin Luther King Jr: The Dream That Echoed Beyond Time
17: Dr. Charles Richard Drew: The Father of the Blood Bank
16: Nat King Cole: The Velvet Voice That Changed the World
15: Philip B. Downing: The Inventor Who Revolutionized the Mail Box
14: Harriet E. Wilson: A Life Unwritten
13: The Skyward Legacy of General Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr.
12: Unbought and Unbossed: The Epic Journey of Shirley Chisholm
11: William Cuffay: The Forgotten Black Chartist
10: Mahalia Jackson: The Queen of Gospel
9: The Science of Sweetness: How Norbert Rillieux Transformed the Sugar Industry
8: The Dough of Destiny: The Life and Legacy of Judy W. Reed
7: The First to Jump: The Story of Walter Morris and the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion
6: Valor Unveiled: The Heroic Legacies of William Henry Thompson and Cornelius H. Charlton
5: Olympic Pioneers: Honoring Tidye Pickett & Louise Stokes
4: The Life of Augustus Jackson: The Father of Ice Cream
1: Echoes of Liberation: Celebrating Juneteenth
3: Glenn Burke: The High Five Inventor and MLB's Trailblazing Gay Icon
2:Thomas L. Jennings: Pioneering Dry Cleaning and Social Justice