Oprah Winfrey and the Smithsonian Channel explore health care inequities through a new campaign and documentary. The campaign “Color of Care” seeks to create a solution toward health equity. The documentary will premiere on May 1st. Original post by Johnathan Landrum Jr./Associated Press News Read more here: https://apnews.com/article/covid-entertainment-health-business-arts-and-a8cf24371674f7148487b3b979f2c48f
Wax cylinders were the first form of audio that was produced in a way where people could listen to commercial music and record themselves. These cylinders were called Edison phonographs. These cylinders have been a mystery for generations due to their fragileness and tendency to deteriorate after a few dozen uses. In 2016, Jessica Wood, the assistant curator for music…
Evelyn Berezin Evelyn Berezin designed the computer as the only woman in her office in 1951. She founded the Redactron Corporation, starting in Long Island, the first company dedicated to manufacturing and selling her computerized typewriters. She called this machine the “Data Secretary.” Katherine Burr Blodgett Katherine Burr Blodgett, a physicist, and chemist patented her “invisible” also known as…
Edith Kanaka’ole is one of five women who will be featured on U.S quarters next year [2023]. This is a part of the American Women Quarters Program. The United States Mint will issue 20 quarters over the next four years honoring women and their achievements in shaping the nation’s history. Kanaka’ole died in 1978 and was a composer, chanter, dancer,…
La Plaza Cocina located in downtown Los Angeles, CA, is the first American museum dedicated to Mexican cuisine. La Plaza Cocina is an extension of LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, a museum celebrating Mexican American and Latino culture and identity. The museum extension focuses on all related Mexican cuisine by acknowledging each region of Mexico. There is a kitchen…
Alice Augusta Ball was the Black Woman chemist who discovered a treatment for Hansen’s disease, also known as leprosy. Ball was also the first woman and African American student to receive a master’s degree from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa’s campus. Decades after she introduced the Ball Method in the 1940s, she is now being recognized for her achievements.…
Kelly Lehuakeaopuna Uyeoka is a cultural heritage preservationist working to save cultural spaces in Hawai’i. She is the founder and executive director of Huliauapa’a, a nonprofit organization meant to grow Hawai’i’s communities through culturally based forms of innovative learning, leadership development, and collaborative networking. Huliauapa’a focuses on developing the next generation of Hawaiian cultural heritage stewards through internship programs and…
Businessman Dr. Willie Wilson donates to Chicago for the second time this March. Both donations were for free gas for those struggling to afford the high prices in Chicago and surrounding suburbs in Cook County. The first donation was $200,000 at 10 participating gas stations. The second donation was a total of $1 million in free gas at 48 participating…
Carolina Contreras is the founder and CEO of Miss Rizos, providing products designed for curly and Afro-textured hair. Contreras is Dominican American, and her products will be sold at Sephora, as part of their 2022 Accelerate brand incubator program. Miss Rizos, Rizos meaning ‘curls’ in Spanish, was once a blog that celebrated natural hair, via the website, social media, and…