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(The Late Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Oct 8, 1941 - Feb 17, 2026)
Itβs Sunday February 15th 2026, and for this yearβs Black History Month, weβre going to take a look at a few Things that were the Idea & Creation of Black Folk that helped build our Society Today, but first, head on over to last article for Valentineβs Day to catch up on some missed tunes and the rest of my message if you havenβt done so yet.
Today is Wednesday February 18th 2026, marking the beginning of Lent for at least 40 Days, and this year during Black History Month, Civil Rights Leader Reverend Jesse Jackson died yesterday at age 84.
Now, there are a lot of people remembering his life during an Era where America had particular systemic racist laws in place throughout Society, and the pushback came from Oppressed Black People fighting Jim Crow Segregation. Enter Dr Martin Luther King, Civil Rights Leader who came under heavy FBI attack simply for trying to do The Humanitarian thing as a Reverend with his Speeches and Civil Disobedience. He was battling J. Edgar Hoover, Director of The FBI when it evolved from just being The Bureau of Investigation. Hoover spied on Dr King mercilessly and want him dead. Hoover was secretly a light-skinned Black Guy where he and his family were chased out of The South when he was young and he spent his life trying to pass for White and hating on darker-skinned Black Folk was a way of doing that in his mind so he can belong. While in The Bureau, Hoover spent a lot of time trying to erase his past and hide certain things about his racial origins and so his known neighbors and other persons who knew who he was and what was going on made themselves scarce to protect their lives and livelihood until a time they felt exposing the truth will leave no consequence to them. Hoover was reportedly a cross dresser and had a gay lover when off duty. That secret got out in certain circles when he was heavily investigating The Mob and to protect it from spreading, he dropped pursuing The Italian Mafia as much and began bothering Black Civil Rights Leaders & their Groups. Some believe that Jesse Jackson had something to do with Dr Kingβs assassination. I remember many years back, weβre talking about a very old Youtube and how it looked back then with all those Conspiracy Theory videos. I saw a few different takes on that subject which were very convincing with documented evidence and none of those speculations were ever dis-proven. In fact it followed his career. As he emerged to take over The Movement as the new leading figure, under his own Rainbow Coalition & Operation PUSH (People United to save Humanity) many people forgot about that old history and moved on with only a few remembering odd details about The Past. When asked certain questions in interviews over the years, notice how he answers. Many years ago, him and his organization collaborated with some Companies to put on a Job Fair which I attended as I was seeking Work in The Corporate World in Finance, Legal or The Media, having been in between jobs, and I saw him at The Event looking rather distracted and kind of soul-less behind the eyes as I said hi to him, shaked his hand and thanked him for organizing the opportunity. As things went according to schedule throughout the day, we expected him back for some downtime and more meet & greet, we learned he left The Building and I inquired further to learn it was much earlier. So I did not get a chance any further time to small chat with him and casually mention Dr. King in context to his sudden assassination. He seemed quite Empty, even the hand shake lacked vigor. You see photos out there of him looking as I described, while others have him appearing better. I do notice how critical videos questioning his possible role in causing the assassination of Dr. King apparently disappeared from Youtube, but on certain videos, curious comments remain. Click the above banner to see a short video of him being interviewed and what Viewers think.
Today is Saturday February 21st 2026, and getting back to the purpose of this article, let's take a look at a Black Inventor name Garrett Augustus Morgan (1877 - 1963) who in 1923, patented the first Three-Way Traffic Light which was an idea sparked from him witnessing a car accident to think of adding a safety measure through a hand-cranked feature on his device which would allow for traffic to stop in all intersecting directions. He's also the same guy who invented The Gas Mask, which came in handy in 1916 when there was an explosion at The Cleveland Waterworks where 18 people died. Others were trapped under a gas filled tunnel collapse in Lake Eerie where he was one of the Volunteers wearing his invention to help. What inspired that 1912 invention in the first place was when he heard about the fire that took place in 1911 at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York where 146 garment Workers died due to Fire Fighters struggling with smoke inhalation. Despite his invention being tried and useful, The Black Business Man still had difficulty selling his Creation to a White Dominated Industry upfront and so he resorted to having to diminish himself by hiring White Actors to pose as if it was their invention while he carried himself like a negro puppet on the demonstration stage. The ruse worked fooling White Buyers and his company, National Safety Device Co., saw success. His Gas Mask idea later got modified into the version we see today. As for the Traffic Light, he later sold his patents for $40K to General Electric who then modified his T-Shaped Traffic Light with the caution signal to what we today on our Streets. Garrett Morgan is also responsible for other inventions like The Chemical Hair Straightener in 1910 and prior to that, an improved version of The Sowing Machine where he opened his own repair shop in 1907, which both are now modified inventions still in use Today. Click the above banner to learn more about him, his life and his works.
Today is Sunday February 22, 2026, and we continue this time looking at a Black Female Inventor named Marie Van Brittan Brown (1922 - 1999) who invented the first Home Security System and also credited for inventing the first Closed Circuit Television. She was a Nurse who was married to an Electronics Technician name Albert L. Brown, and obviously they worked together to create a Home Security System Utilizing Television Surveillance and in 1966 they applied for a patent for their audio visual device which was granted in 1969. Again, like other Black Innovative Geniuses before them, racism got in the way of their progress in a White Male Industry. The Brown's came up with that idea due to crime in neighborhoods where they needed a security system in place with a distant communication feature to call for help. It took a while for The Wider Industry to see the importance of that since the idea was developed by a Black Couple and getting the mass attention and funding for it became an issue. Eventually, the need for such a system gained traction as their device featured 2-way audio communication with video surveillance and an emergency alert with a remote control way of unlocking a door from another room. Due to cost, their system was not mass produced but the similar technology we see Today like CCTV, Smart Locks, and so on, being utilized in Home Security and elsewhere goes back to this Couple from My Hometown Jamaica, Queens New York as being The Pioneers. Their Legacy inspired STEM Initiatives in The Department of Education. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics. Young Women were especially encouraged to pursue an education & career in those Fields. The Couple had two children, Albert Jr., who leads a quiet life, and Norma who went on to become a Nurse and Inventor with Patents as listed here. Click the above image to learn more about their Parents.
Today is Monday February 23rd 2026 and frankly none of defining historic America's Wars would have won without Black Cooperation in The Military. Take The Tuskegee Airmen for example, All Black Men Fighting Squadrons, First Class, who had the tails of their planes painted Red, hence "The Red Tails" who flew better than their White Counterparts successfully defeating The Germans in WWII. These Handsome Men were educated and trained at Tuskegee Institute, now it's a University in Alabama. They were a group of African-Americans and also Guys from The Caribbean with five who were born in Haiti, and who came from The Haitian Air Force, another Pilot was from Trinidad, and another Airman who was Latino from The Dominican Republic, also training at numerous Air Fields in the United States at the time at Kennedy Field, Griel Field, Shorter Field, Moton Field and of course Tuskegee Army Air Fields, willing to risk their lives fighting for this Country in the 99th Fighter Squadron, the 332nd Fighter Group and collectively the 477th Bombardment Group on Active Duty from 1940 to 1948, expanded with 992 Pilots, flying 1,578 Missions and 15, 533 sorties (single unit missions), destroying 261 Enemy Aircrafts winning 112 Victories and awarded 850 Medals during Segregation in The U.S. Military, paving the way for Desegregation of the Military in 1948 under President Truman into what wee see now with our equal and integrated Armed Forces. Also what came out of that experience was the rise of Black Generals. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., who was the original Commander of The Tuskegee Airmen, became the First African-American General in The Air Force and was promoted to Four-Star General in 1998 which was decades after his Retirement out of Respect of his historic Service & Leadership as one of The Pioneers of his Time. And Daniel "Chappie" James, a notable Tuskegee Airman, who later commanded the 477th Bombardment Group, later became the First Black Four-Star General in The U.S. Air Force and served fighting against Korea and Vietnam. Tuskegee Airman Lucius Theus, was the first and only Mission Support Officer who was promoted to a General Rank where he continued to advance equal opportunity initiatives in The Air Force while serving as a Major General. And finally, The Legendary Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee who flew 409 combat missions in 3 wars was later honored in life at age 100 in 2020 when he got promoted to Brigadier General for his extraordinary and dedicated Service. Why would it take so long for America to recognize these Great Men, well, going through The Jim Crow Era wondering if they should be honoring Black People or not. Our People eventually got what they should have received at the time. Now there is a Street named after them, South Road in Jamaica, Queens New York got renamed Tuskegee Airmen Way in November 2013 in honor of them and there were 2 Tuskegee Airmen who came from New York. One was George S. Roberts, who became the First African-American to Command the 99th Fighter Squadron, known to have flown these dangerous missions and not lose a single Bomber as they fought and defeated The Nazis Enemy Planes. The other was Lee Archer, another notable Tuskegee Airman, from Yonkers, NY but raised in Harlem. After graduating New York University (NYU), he enlisted in The U.S. Army Air Corps in 1941, earning his wings in 1943, part of class 43-G-SE and was assigned to 332nd Fighter Group's 302nd Fighter Squadron, flying 169 Combat Missions in World War 2 and became one of only four Tuskegee Airmen to achieve four aerial victories and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He later served in Leadership Roles in The Air Force. He'd also ran a Civilian Venture he founded called Archer Asset Management. He passed away in January 27, 2010. To learn more about their missions, click the above image.
Today is Tuesday February 24th 2026 and continuing, a select group of African-American, Black Puerto Rican & Black Mexican Women served the United States War Effort by simply delivering The Mail in a dedicated and prompt manner, these Female Soldiers were called The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion comprised of 855 Women in 1945, also known as Six Triple Eight, and were the only All Black Female Unit deployed Overseas during World War II, led by Major Charity Adams, the First African-American Woman to receive a Commission in the U.S. Army. They were tasked with working under deplorable conditions in European Warehouses functioning as Airplane Hangers to clear a backlog of nearly 17 million letters and packages. The importance of that was a vital role in maintaining troop morale, which led to their motto "No Mail, Low Morale" processing about 65,000 pieces of mail per shift using manual systems like locator cards to identify soldiers, and completing their mission in just 3 months instead of 6, all while working in filth, stationed in Birmingham, England and Rouen, France and also Paris, France. These Women were also dealing with discrimination and segregation in The Military at that time and in 1946 upon returning back to The United States, there was no Welcoming Party and their achievement was not recognized until 2022 when The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously voted to award them The Congressional Gold Medal, finally recognizing their historic contribution after 76 years. The 2024 Netflix Movie, The Six Triple Eight, stars Kerry Washington as Major Adams. Also, what made the accomplishment of these Ladies extra special is that prior to all this, Women played a role in military support as Civilians during The Civil War, The Spanish-America War, & World War I, but in the Second World War, there was a manpower shortage which made Congress for the first time in the Nation's History to authorize Army, Navy & Coast Guard to recruit and enlist Women for Military Duty to do more than just Nursing.
Today is Wednesday February 25th 2026, and we're going to take a look at Daniel Hale Williams, The Black Man who performed The World's First Successful Open Heart Surgery in 1893 at Provident Hospital in Chicago without the use of modern anesthetics, blood transfusions, or antibiotics. Williams was born in 1856 in Hollidays, Pennsylvania and his Father died of tuberculosis when he was nine years old and so his Mother moved The Family to Baltimore, Maryland where he apprenticed for a Shoe Maker but also followed in his Father's footsteps studying to be a Barber. The family moved again and to Janesville, Wisconsin where he attended High school and later an Academy where he graduated at 23 years old, all while working as a Barber, but Williams was bright and knew he wanted more out of life, and he went on to study Medicine under a prominent Surgeon name Dr. Henry Palmer. Williams attended Chicago Medical School and graduated with an M.D in 1883 and was one of only four Black Physicians practicing in the city during which he also taught Anatomy at Northwestern University Medical School for four years. He worked with organization like the South Side Dispensary, City Railway Company, and the Protestant Orphan Asylum. He eventually went on to founding his own Hospital called Provident, which he wanted inter-racially staffed which was unheard of at the time, and he treated both Black and White Patients. What really made Dr. Williams Famous was one day he received a Patient name James Cornish, who entered his Hospital with fatal stab wounds in the chest. While trying to help him with the non-modern resources he had at that time, Dr. Williams performed a miraculous life saving operation that was never done before repairing a tear in the guy's heart lining and he recovered in 51 days and lived on for another 20 years. Dr. Williams' amazing feat lives on and continues to inspire Modern Cardiovascular Surgery. His fight for Civil Rights within our Black Communities continues through his legacy of hospital nursing and training programs. Not only was The First African-American Cardiologist who created the First Black-Owned Hospital which was integrated and had Medical Training Programs, he also co-founded The National Medical Association along with 11 other Black Physicians in 1895 where he served as Vice President. He was also the First African American Physician admitted to the American College of Surgeons in 1913. Sadly in 1931, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams died from a stroke. His Advocacy & Activism for Our Black Presence in The Medical Field continues to be honored by Learning Institutions and Humane Organizations Worldwide.
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Today is Thursday February 26, 2026 and we're going to take a look at The Nation's First Black Woman Doctor, Rebecca Lee Crumpler in the mid to late 1800s. Now the image I have up there is of her long awaited grave stone since no one is really sure what she looked like and history honors her using other accomplished Black Women in her Field to represent her likeness why I have that link there explaining that, however a medal was made commemorating her where an image is shown, and although historic coins tend to bear an almost exact likeness to a person, we still can't be too sure because a definitive depiction or photo of Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler might be somewhere, but hasn't been formally brought forth or confirmed as being truly her but a record of her life experience exists why we know about her. Born in Christiana, Delaware on February 8, 1831 and named Rebecca Davis, for reasons unknown, her Parents Matilda Webber and Absolum Davis dropped out of the picture and she was raised by her Aunt in Pennsylvania, who acted as the local doctor for the impoverished Towns People taken by illness which influenced Rebecca to Officially pursue a Career in Medicine. She went to Private School in West Newton, Massachusetts as a "Special Student" , attending West Newton English & Classical school, then moved to Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1852. Rebecca Davis worked as a Nurse from 1855 to 1864, and while working under a Supervising Physician noticing her talent, she was given a recommendation and was accepted into the New England Female Medical College for 1859 to 1860 Academic Year. She was THE ONLY African-American Student at that School as it was rare for Blacks to be seen entering such a Profession and she was able to earn Scholarships for all three years, made possible a fund provided by The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and from The Wade Scholarship Fund. After completing all what was required of her, she graduated in 1864 with the Board of Trustees naming her a Doctor of Medicine, and during this time she'd met a guy name Wyatt Lee whom she married and so she was known as Dr Rebecca Lee.
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Today is Friday February 27th 2026 and we're going to look at Claude Albert Barnett**, The First African-American to have** Firmly Established Internationally The Black Presence In Media Through Creating The Associated Negro Press (ANP) in 1919, since It's State Local Predecessor, Freedom's Journal in the early 1800s.
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Today is Saturday February 28th 2026, and the last person we will remember closing out this showcase our First African-American Woman Attorney in the 1870s, Charlotte E. Ray who was also The First Female admitted to the District of Columbia Bar, and The First Woman admitted to practice before The Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Her historic achievements set the precedent for Women in other states pursuing a Career in Law, seeking admission to The Bar.
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Today is Sunday March 1st, 2026, and thus concludes this Grand Feature for Black History Month and I posted an update of this entry there under the slain Charlie Kirk's Section of my article entitled 'Trump's FareCare & Incentive Global Management', we learned that Freedom Fighter Assata Shakur (Joanne Chesimard) died in Cuba, and so I wanted to save that homage more so for this article and it worked out really well waiting to close with this where the symbolism is concerned at the start of the topic to now end on this. You can click the above banner to read more about her life. She was a Member of The Black Panther Party and The Black Liberation Army and she with 2 others were accused of killing a New Jersey State Trooper in 1973 and stood trial for it an found guilty in 1977. She was not treated well, even confined to a Man's Prison for a time then moved. Some Guys on account of her Family's Intervention organized her escape in 1979 by boldly taking weapons and going to The Penitentiary taking Guards by Force causing her release and escape into the night eventually ending up in Cuba, under Fidel Castro's protection, where she remained a Wanted Fugitive by The American Government for 45 years and 327 days till her death there we're told due to failing health, at 78 years old now at rest a completely Free Woman. Remember late last year too was when American Ships were out there in The Caribbean dropping bombs on Boat Men suspected of smuggling drugs into The United States on account of Nicolas Maduro's Government in Venezuela where he was captured and standing Trial in The Southern District of New York. So the pressure of all this, despite Non-Extraditing Treaties in certain parts might weigh on a person also. Since Castro's death in 2016, Cuba was ran by Fidel's Brother Raul Castro till 2018 and later exited the scene from Office in 2021. The Guy In Charge now is President Miguel Diaz-Canal, vowing to defend Cuba's Sovereignty. The Old Days are gone with the changing Politics in these Nations to see how it might take a toll on a person. My her Soul rest in Peace.
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