Welcome to Black Inventors Hall of fame
A Virtual Museum
Where the genius of African American Innovation is Immortalized
Welcome to Black Inventors Hall of fame
A Virtual Museum
Where the genius of African American Innovation is Immortalized
Photo Gallery
Black Inventors Gallery
Charles Drew 1940
Pioneered methods of storing blood plasma for transfusion
Celebrating Black Wall Street: The Past, Present and future
The Black Inventors Hall of Fame will be joined by its sister organizations the Black Tennis Hall of Fame and the Black Entrepreneur Hall of Fame in recognizing the remarkable work that the community of Greenwood in Tulsa OK has done in keeping the focus on a dark moment in the history of African Americans. Join us in our next speaker series this month
Audio
Historian and Board of Director Member Emeritus
HISTORIAN AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER PROF. JOHN LIENHARD SPEAKS ON BLACK AMERICAN INVENTORS BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR
About The Black Inventors Hall of Fame
Executive director James Howard
Executive director James Howard
Executive director James Howard
As Executive Director of the Black Inventor’s Hall of Fame (BIHOF), I am honored to have the privilege of bringing a broad and detailed awareness of the important work of African American inventors, artists and innovators who have inspired and forged ahead against tremendous odds and adversity. I am working closely with Dr. Dale Caldwell, founder of BIHOF, to expand this important website showcasing the innovations of our African American ancestors with a myriad of untold stories of their extraordinary contributions.
Our Goal
Executive director James Howard
Executive director James Howard
Every year we induct extraordinary Black inventors into the Black Inventor's Hall of Fame to permanently recognize their innovative contributions to society. This website serves as a platform telling the story of talented African American innovators. We include and highlight notable advancements and projects from academia, manufacturing and agriculture to advancements in medicine and the sciences. Our goal is to identify entrepreneurial leaders who have invented and produced groundbreaking technological advancements that improve the quality of life around the world.
telling the story
Partners in This Journey
Partners in This Journey
The story of African American Inventors has a sad history of being lost or simply overlooked. Far too often, historical accounts forget to mention the incredible achievements of Black inventors. This nonprofit was founded to recognize and tell the story of African American greats such as George Washington Carver who in 1941 was referred to as “The Black Leonardo” by Time Magazine for his prolific contributions in the field of agriculture. Yet, nearly 80 years later, Carver was all but ignored by Time in its list of top 100 American inventors of all time. It is time that exceptional inventors are immortalized by being inducted into the Black Inventor's Hall of Fame.
Partners in This Journey
Partners in This Journey
Partners in This Journey
As we continue to grow our website, we look forward to partnering with you to help develop key programs like the Future Black Innovators Initiative and the Young Innovator's Mentors Alliance. These business models and other programs like them will serve as the building blocks that are necessary to cement our commitment to keeping the story of Black Innovators, past and present, relevant.
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BIHOF WELCOMES SIX NEW MEMBERS INTO ITS HALL OF FAME
Please join me and the Board of Directors as we welcome Dr. Charles Drew, Dr. Patricia Bath, and Granville T. Woods,
along with living invention legends, Dr. Mark Dean, Dr. Lonnie Johnson, and Dr. Gladys West. These six new members represent the inaugural inductee class. They join our original six charter members: Latimer, Goode, Carver, McCoy, Montgomery, and Onesimus