George Washington Carver was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was the most prominent black scientist of the early 20th century. Continue reading Profile: George Washington Carver (1864-1943)
Cheryl R. Riley is an American artist and furniture designer. Continue reading Profile: Cheryl R. Riley (1952-)
Marlon Troy Riggs was an American filmmaker, educator, poet, and gay rights activist. Riggs created films that examine past and present representations of race and sexuality in the United States. The Marlon Riggs Collection is housed at Stanford University Libraries. Continue reading Profile: Marlon Riggs (1957-1994)
Afua Richardson is an African-Native American artist. She did covers for five issues of Marvel’s World of Wakanda and art for a short story backup in the first issue. Continue reading Profile: Afua Richardson (1980-)
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