Good Morning Obots! Today's featured car designer is Andre Hudson! A design career that started with doodling sports cars From the perspective of a Denver middle school teacher, grading papers from Andre Hudson was a chore. "Like a lot of kids," the 33-year-old designer recalled, "I was always doodling on assignments and the teachers were not quite happy when I turned … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African American Car Designers
African American Car Designers
Friday Open Thread: African American Car Designers
TGIF Obots! Today's featured car designer is Michael Burton! From Atlanta Auto Reviews: We tend to take note of the finished product, finding fault or favor in the design of new cars. Rarely, if ever, do we stop and pay homage to the person and/or the team responsible for making it all happen. Back in September, GM brought Michael Burton to town to greet the media. … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African American Car Designers
Thursday Open Thread: African American Car Designers
Good Morning! Today's featured designer made like Lazarus and bought the Ford Taurus back from the dead. Meet Earl Lucas! From ebony.com: Like President Barack Obama, who decided to raise his hand and take on the daunting task that only a few wanted (or really knew they had the wits that were needed to save America from another Great Depression), Earl Lucas, Ford’s … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African American Car Designers
Wednesday Open Thread: African American Car Designers
Happy Hump Day Obots! Today's featured designer is the first African American female designer for General Motors! Crystal Windham Crystal Windham, GM’s and the industry’s highest ranking African American female car designer, has managed to squeeze her way through the door of today’s design studios, holding her own and bringing a perspective that men just don’t have. In … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African American Car Designers
Tuesday Open Thread: African American Car Designers
Good Morning Obots! Secret service agents flanked both sides of the vehicle. A crowd of reporters snaked behind a rope about 20 feet away. Camera flashes documented every possible angle of the meeting taking place.It was a strange setting for a private conversation. But sitting alone inside a 2013 Chevy Malibu, President Obama and Ed Welburn had just that last February during … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African American Car Designers