"To fling my arms wide

In the face of the sun.........

Night coming tenderly

Black like me"

Langston Hughes

is for Alfred Cralle

He created

the Ice Cream Scooper

To make it easy for cones

to be super duper!

is for Benjamin Banneker

He created America's

first wooden clock

On every hour

it went tick tock

is for Dr. Charles Drew

He pioneered

the first blood bank

Which kept blood units safe

we have him to thank

is for Dr. Daniel H. Williams

He was the first to

successfully operate

on an open heart

He taught others too

He was very smart

is for Emmett Chappelle

He helped to create food for astronauts

So the food would

not spoil or rot

is for Frederick McKinley Jones

The proud inventor of

truck refrigerators

to keep food fresh

so it will taste good later

is for Garrett A Morgan

Distinguished inventor of the three signal traffic light

It helped to make roads safer

By day and by night

is for Henry Sampson

Inventor of the

Gamma Electric Cell

which converts radiation into electricity

This creation works well

is for Israel D Davis

He created a tonic to treat the bones

for people with arthritis

so they won't moan and groan

is for Jan Ernst Matzeliger

He is the great inventor of the shoe lasting machine

So we can wear fancy footwear that's affordable and keen

is for Kofi Bissah

Kofi has many patents for the care of ladies

special needs

So they can venture through life happy and freed

is for Lewis Latimer

This inventor helped create many great inventions like the light bulb and the phone.

So we will not be in the dark and never feel alone 

is for Madam C.J. Walker

She made many products for the care

of African American hair

She was among the first American women millionaires

is for Norbert Rillieux

He created a process to refine sugar

a very sweet feat

So that we can use in cake and pies

to make tasty treats

is for Otis Boykin

He invented a machine to help heal

sick hearts

He helped save many lives

& He was very smart

is for Patricia Bath

She invented a laser tool

that helped heal people eyes

all around the world

She helped the old & young

The Boys and the girls