CHICAGO (WLS) -- In honor of Black History Month, ABC7 is showcasing the achievements of African Americans. Kindergartners from Alaine Locke School on the West Side are playing with a purpose. While ...

*Whenever we are thinking about modern Black inventors, Garrett A. Morgan is the first to come to mind. He brought us out of the dark and gifted us with the spotlight. We also think about Charles Drew ...

For decades, conventional wisdom held that despite China’s extensive manufacturing power, it was unlikely to surpass the United States as the world’s preeminent innovator. It’s bad enough that the ...

While standing in line at ShopRite one night, James Howard, of Dover, came across a special edition of Times magazine featuring America’s top 100 inventors but noticed something was missing.

Granville T. Woods was a pioneering inventor with nearly 60 patents to his name.Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images Granville T. Woods was one of the most prolific Black inventors in the ...

“The African American experience is full of innovators who have done creative and productive things, but there was no pathway to patents.” – James Howard, Executive Director, Black Inventors Hall of ...

When he wasn't designing warships, John Ericsson was dreaming up solar technology. The Swedish American inventor, credited with the screw propeller and the first ironclad vessel in the U.S. Navy, ...

What would you have been without a role model? What would you have done had you not known your career path was even an option? The answers to these career and life-defining questions often come down ...

Although boxing legend George Foreman, a judge on the second-year CBS reality show American Inventor, has yet to invent a network device, his Lean Mean Grilling Fat-Reducing Machine has been used by ...