Rare footage of George Washington Carver at Tuskegee University in 1937. He was about 73 years old. You are looking at a man who was born enslaved, and died a renowned scientist and inventor.
Reasons we need a Pam Grier biopic:
-Military brat from Winston Salem, NC
-Descendant of black homesteaders in Wyoming
-Got Richard Pryor temporarily clean and taught him to read
-Rejected Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s marriage proposal when he demanded she convert to Islam
-Beat stage 4
Trayvon Martin would be 24-years-old today but he was murdered in 2012 by a violent racist. His death (and the subsequent acquittal of his murderer) galvanized many in our community to look past the surface of modern American race relations. Never forget him.