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Pine Tree senior wins Eastman Black History Month Oratorical Contest
Pine Tree High School senior, Kameron Benefield, won the Eastman Black History Month Oratorical Contest for his essay about the father of the blood bank. Author: Payton Weidman Updated: 6:05 AM CST February 25, 2021
LONGVIEW, Texas Pine Tree High School senior, Kameron Benefield, knew he wanted to win the Eastman Black History Month Oratorical Contest after coming in second place last year.
But when he began researching who he would write about, the 17-year-old discovered a new role model and someone similar to himself. In his speech, he described why he felt a connection to Charles Drew, known as the founder of the blood bank.
9 Groundbreaking Inventions by Women
Women inventors are behind a wide range of key innovations, from Kevlar to dishwashers to better life rafts.
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Women inventors are behind a wide range of key innovations, from Kevlar to dishwashers to better life rafts.
Female inventors have played a large role in U.S. history, but haven’t always received credit for their work. Besides the fact that their contributions have sometimes been downplayed over overlooked, women particularly women of color have historically had fewer resources to apply for U.S. patents and market their inventions.
Not all of the female inventors on this list received attention for their work in their lifetime, or were able to market their inventions. But all of them contributed innovations that helped advance technology in their respective fields.
Making History
Black History Month is an opportunity for people of all cultures and ethnicities to learn more about and to celebrate the contributions that the children of Africa have made to human civilization.
It’s a chance to become enlightened about people like Mark Dean, an IBM Fellow who holds patents for inventing the first personal computer in 1981. Or Garrett Morgan, who in 1914 received patents for the Safety Hood and Smoke Protector, which later became known as the gas mask. Many people comprehend the importance of this particular invention, including lawmakers who were trapped inside the United States Capitol building on January 6.