Two black Children eating bread and flour gravy, Oklahoma, 1939.

Our ancestors survived with a little to nothing, their survival skills was pass down through generations, Depression” it don’t affect us as much as it does to people in some other races because we live it everyday 365 days a year,YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT.

Mother smiles as she poses with her eight children, circa 1950s

The captivating Pam Grier, photographed in 1974, continues to command attention fifty+ years later.

In 1966, Marie Van Brittan Brown, a Black nurse from Queens, New York, made history when she invented the world’s first home security system with TV surveillance. Living in a neighborhood where police response was slow, she wanted a way to feel safer at home. Her design included a camera that could move between peepholes in the front door, a monitor inside the house, and even a microphone to speak with visitors. She also built in an emergency button to alert authorities. Brown received a patent for her invention in 1969, and her groundbreaking work became the foundation for modern home security systems used across the world today. A true pioneer, she not only protected her own family but also changed the way we all think about safety in our homes.

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In 1931, in a small Louisiana bayou, a Cajun couple named Marcel and Lisette discovered a method to farm crawfish using abandoned rice paddies. They dug shallow trenches and diverted water from nearby streams, creating ideal habitats for the crustaceans. The couple developed a network of local markets where families bartered smoked crawfish tails for vegetables and tools. Over time, their technique spread throughout the bayou region, forming the foundation of what would later become a thriving crawfish farming tradition in Louisiana.

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