Inspiring Stories

Dr. Shamaria Engram

First Black Woman to Receive a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering at Univ. of South Florida

Dr. Shamaria Engram has become the first Black woman to graduate from the Computer Science and Engineering doctoral program at the University of South Florida since the program launched 40 years ago. Engram has practically lived her whole life in situations where she is the only person of colour present. Before enrolling at Bethune Cookman

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Mae Beale

82-year-old woman bags Bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland with honours, celebrates achievement

Mae Beale, a remarkable 82-year-old who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Maryland Global Campus, has served as an inspiration to people all around the world. Just one day after her 82nd birthday, Mae Beale was presented with her certificate. Mae Beale, who was in her late 70s

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Charrett Morgan

How a terrible accident inspired Charret Morgan to invent the three-light traffic light system

How the world would have been if Garrett Morgan had not invented the three-light traffic system? It would have been daily chaos in our busy streets. Born to formerly enslaved parents, Garrett Morgan was a black inventor and businessman who invented the three-light traffic system in 1922.

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