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Posted on February 13, 2026

BHM #10 POEM FOR BLACK INVENTORS

George Washington Carver (b Jan 1864 - Jan 1943) Black men have long had to see the world through metaphor— Convert what is observed into something different- easier, better This is the science of othering –making a way out of no way – To be given nothing and still expected to finish to breathe life …

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