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107 Jamz Celebrates Black History Month – Today In Black History February 18th [VIDEO]

Gina Cook — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:18:26 +0000

This Black History month we salute African American who made American history. It was on this in 1688, that the first formal protest against slavery took place. Organized by white Germantown, Pa. Quakers a petition was started the end slavery at monthly meeting. The historic “Germantown Protest” denounced slavery and the slave trade. The authors [...]

107 Jamz Celebrates Black History Month- Today In History

Gina Cook — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:47:42 +0000

3-D movies are a muti-million dollar business. Just about all the new movies these days are showing regular and 3-D for that extra thrill. However, a 3-D movie wouldn’t have much of an effect if you didn’t have the 3-D glasses to watch them with. Thanks to another African American invention, we all can enjoy [...]

107 Jamz Celebrates Black History- Today In History [VIDEO]

Gina Cook — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:16:47 +0000

Today we salute a man known to many as the father of “2G communications”. Jesse Russell. Never heard of him? Do you have a cell phone? Few people know that it was Mr. Russell’s patent that made the “mobile” digital cell phone possible! He continues today as a thought leader in the area [...]

107 Jamz Celebrates Black History Month- Today In History

Gina Cook — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:38:00 +0000

I don't know about you, but I want my home safe and secure, whether I'm home or not. Like anyone, I'd want to know who did it, should my home or business ever be robbed. Today we salute, African American inventor Marie V.Brittan Brown, is best know for her invention of the first "home security system".

107 Jamz Celebrates Black History- This Day In History

Gina Cook — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:29:14 +0000

You know what they say, when it rains it pours and it’s a scary thing if you gotta drive in it without windshield wipers. Once again, another black invention makes our lives a lot easier and safer. Mrs. Mary Anderson, invented the windshield wiper.Mary Anderson was born in Greene County, Alabama at the very beginning [...]