James West is a prolific inventor and scientist, best known for co-inventing the electret microphone in the 1960s while working at Bell Labs. This inexpensive and compact microphone is now used in most microphones today, from telephones to hearing aids. He also holds over 250 foreign and U.S. patents for the production and design of […]
Percy Sutton was a pioneering entrepreneur and civil rights activist. He co-founded Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, which became the largest Black-owned media company in the United States. He was a lawyer, a civil rights activist, and a Freedom Rider, and he even served as the legal representative for Malcolm X. Sutton also held the highest-ranking
Charles E. Phillips is the co-founder of Recognize, a focused investment firm. From 2010 to 2019, he was the CEO of Infor, a company that specializes in enterprise software applications for specific industries. Prior to joining Infor, Phillips was co-president and director of Oracle Corporation from 2003 through 2010, and a managing director in the
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Robert Sengstacke Abbott was a pioneering lawyer and publisher who founded The Chicago Defender in 1905. This influential African-American newspaper played a crucial role in the Great Migration, encouraging Black Americans to move from the South to the North for better opportunities and advocating for civil rights. Abbott’s work had a profound impact on shaping
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