Born May 31, 1918, in Philadelphia, Lloyd Albert Quarterman, a chemist, was one of the few African American scientists and technicians to work on the Manhattan Project, the top-secret effort to design and build the atomic bomb during World War II. Quarterman developed an interest in chemistry from a young age partly by using toy chemistry sets his parents gave him. He … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Scientists and Technicians of the Manhattan Project
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Saturday Open Thread: Blacks and the Mormon Church
This week's open tread themes have focused on Blacks and their participation in the Mormon church. Thirty-five days after the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ended its ban on blacks in its priesthood, still haunts many African-American members. They occasionally hear racist comments from fellow believers, such as “black skin is cursed” and “when you become more … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Blacks and the Mormon Church
Saturday Open Thread: Another Set of Black History Factoids
Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Jr. (July 13, 1928 – August 23, 2003) served as the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from 1984 to 1996. Nix was the first African-American Chief Justice of any state’s highest court, and the first African American to be elected to statewide office in Pennsylvania. He served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania for 24 … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Another Set of Black History Factoids
Saturday Open Thread: Black Women and Rock N Roll
Danielia Cotton (born September 24, 1967) is an American rock singer, songwriter and guitarist from Hopewell, New Jersey. Danielia comes from a musical family. She is the daughter of jazz vocalist Wenonah Brooks and the niece of jazz vocalists Jeannie Brooks and Carol Brooks-Meyners. She is married to Sam Roberts, a New York-based attorney with Legal Aid. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black Women and Rock N Roll
Saturday Open Thread: The scientists, mathematicians and engineers of NASA
Dr. Christine Darden (born September 10, 1942) is an American mathematician, data analyst, and aeronautical engineer who devoted her 40-year career in aerodynamics to researching sonic booms at NASA. She was the first African-American woman at NASA's Langley Research Center to be promoted into senior executive service. Darden is one of several women scientists to be featured … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: The scientists, mathematicians and engineers of NASA