Do you know about Henrietta Bradberry, the black housewife that invented a torpedo firing mechanism that gave the U.S. an advantage during World War II?
What about Dr. Lonnie Johnson, the Nuclear Engineer who created the Super Soaker and multiple styles of Nerf guns?
Did you know that he created the battery technology that paved the way for the electric vehicles on the road today?
Or what about the black carpenter from Fall River, Massachusetts who brought us the Love Sharpener, the device we all know and have used called the Pencil Sharpener?
These are just 3 of the 101 black people found in Black Heroes – A Collection of 101 Essays on Historically Prolific and Influential Black People.
Written in dedication to his own black children, author J.G. Leeper brings another book to fruition this time celebrating the black heroes that we all need to know and never forget.
With a “By Any Means Necessary” attitude, this book was created to give black people, and black children especially, a digital reference of Black Excellence allowing us to learn from the lessons and carry the torch of Black Achievement into the future.
This book is filled with people from yesterday and today who dared to think harder, dared to dream and dared to act–often times in the face of slavery and discrimination.
Don’t pass by this opportunity…
Get this book and give it to the young people in your life or grab a copy for yourself!
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