Born Annie Minerva Turnbo Malone, August 9, 1869. She was a businesswoman, inventor and,  philanthropist. Annie Malone was successful at developing and marketing hair products for black women in St. Louis. She used her wealth to contribute to the advancement of the African-American people. ALSO READ:  HER Story-Marie Van Brittan Brown

Marie Van Brittan Brown was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York in 1922. In 1966, she invented a security system that consisted of four peepholes, the sliding camera, television monitors, and two-way microphones. CCTV, also known as created a closed-circuit television system for surveillance. With the multiple peepholes, the sliding camera was able to capture […]