Janet Emerson Bashen – Black History Month Spotlight
Janet Emerson Bashen, born February 12, 1957, is the first African American to file a patent for software program invention. A graduate of Alabama A & M and University of Houston, she received $5000 from her mother to start her EEO company at her kitchen table....Dr. Daniel Hale Williams – Black History Month Spotlight
The first successful open heart surgery was performed in 1893 by Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, (Jan 18, 1856 – Aug 4, 1931). Residing in Chicago Illinois, Dr. Williams was one of only three black doctors in the city at that time. He graduated from Chicago Medical...Madam C. J. Walker – Black History Month Spotlight
Madam C.J. Walker aka Sarah Breedlove (December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919) is said to be one of twentieth centuries’ first self-made women millionaires and possibly one of the most successful Black women ever. She changed her name when she married her...
