Mad About Science: Walter Lincoln Hawkins
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The subject of this week’s article is a unique man who left a lasting legacy. In fact, one of his inventions was used to ensure that the very words...
Tagged: Black history Month
How to honor Black History Month in Bonner County
By Paul Graves Reader Contributor We’re in the middle of Black History Month, whose foundation was laid in 1926. It wasn’t until 1970, however, when students at Kent State University chose January and February...
Mad About Science: Gladys West
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist How many times have you been in an unfamiliar place and whipped out your phone to check your GPS? Maybe it was on a road trip, maybe you were...
Mad About Science: Percy Lavon Julian
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist February is Black History Month and, to celebrate, I’ll be writing about some amazing Black scientists and inventors throughout the brief history of the United States, as well as...
Human rights for all
By Timothy Braatz Reader Contributor Black History Month was created to celebrate the achievements of people typically excluded from the telling of U.S. history. In that spirit, here are three remarkable historical figures: Isabella...
Mad About Science: Awesome African-American scientists (pt. 1)
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist When I was in school, we learned about one black scientist: George Washington Carver, whom my history book at the time summed up as: “The African-American scientist that invented...
