Granville T. Woods was one of the most prolific Black inventors in the 19th century. In the 1880s, Thomas Edison sued Woods twice, claiming he'd first invented a telegraph for trains. Woods ...

It’s going to take more than a pandemic to stop 40 years of celebrating the annual Thomas Edison Film Festival. Formerly known as Black Maria Film Festival, after the the black box laboratory ...

In fact, he was such an inventive genius that Thomas Edison sued him twice, claiming that Woods stole his ideas. But Edison lost both times.

EDISON – A black bear that was in a tree in the area of Doris Court and Jean Place off Harding Avenue on Friday morning has returned to the woods, according to police. Police Chief Thomas Bryan ...

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A former dean at Thomas Edison State University in Trenton has ... him and eventually forcing him out of his job because he is Black and has diabetes. Joseph Youngblood II, of Hopewell, said ...

When inventor Thomas Edison first ... nicknamed the Black Maria because the structure that housed it resembled a police patrol car. Ever the businessman, Edison oversaw the production of star ...

During his visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Thursday, Democratic candidate Joe Biden claimed that a “black guy invented ... that after becoming part of Thomas Edison’s elite research team ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Students at Thomas Edison High School in Philadelphia put on their annual performance, showcasing Black excellence throughout history. The show not only educates their ...

Granville T. Woods was one of the most prolific Black inventors in the 19th century. In the 1880s, Thomas Edison sued Woods twice, claiming he'd first invented a telegraph for trains. Woods' ...