Dr. Antonio Hernandez, PhD
@LexingtonAcade3
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Professor/Educator. Children’s Advocate. Proud Retired NYC Principal, Avid Gardner, Genealogist, Husband
Joined January 2020
Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first Black woman in the U.S. to earn a medical degree in 1864, breaking barriers in healthcare.
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Dr. Daniel Hale Williams was a pioneering Black surgeon. In 1893, he performed one of the 1st successful open-heart surgeries. He founded Provident Hosp, the 1st Black owned & operated hosp in the U.S. creating opportunities for Black medical professionals & equitable healthcare.
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On this day in 1960, four black college students staged a sit-in at a whites-only lunch counter at Woolworth's in Greensboro, NC. They sparked a national movement across the country. Instructions were simple: sit quietly and wait to be served. #BlackHistoryMonth2025
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Henry “Box” Brown 1815-1897 was an enslaved man from Virginia who escaped to freedom at the age of 33 by arranging to have himself mailed in a wooden crate in 1849 to abolitionists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Please share this story with our students, regardless of color.
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Lena Richard 1892-1950 was a chef, cookbook author, restaurateur, frozen food entrepreneur, & television host from New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1949, Richard became the 1st Black woman to host her own television cooking show. Her show aired from October 1949 - November 1950.
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RT @JustinFishelABC: Rubio to Trump during a 2016 presidential debate: “The Palestinians are not a real estate deal, Donald.” https://t.co…
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RT @LexingtonAcade3: Alice Ball 1892-1916 American chemist developed the "Ball Method" for making ethyl esterderivatives of chaulmoogra oil…
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Alice Ball 1892-1916 American chemist developed the "Ball Method" for making ethyl esterderivatives of chaulmoogra oil, as a treatment for leprosy Ball was the first black woman to receive a master's degree from the U of Hawaii & was also the first female and-Black chemistry prof
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Let’s help our students internalize their self worth. Celebrate Black History.
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Elbert Frank Cox 1895–1969 was an American mathematician. He was the first Black American—perhaps the first Black man in the world—to receive a PhD in mathematics, which he earned at Cornell University in 1925. Let’s celebrate Black excellence & Black History!
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RT @KristyDeLaCru15: What do you know about Brad Lomax? Thank you for transforming both disability rights and civil rights.
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RT @LexingtonAcade3: William Edward Burghardt Du Bois. Born 2/23/1868 Died 08/27/1963 was an American sociologist, socialist, and historia…
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RT @LexingtonAcade3: West developed the GPS technology that allows satellites to locate you anywhere on Earth & yet, she remained a "Hidden…
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RT @LexingtonAcade3: Benjamin Banneker was a mathematician and astronomer. Among his scientific achievements are crafting the first wooden…
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RT @LexingtonAcade3: Jewel Cobb 1924-2017 was an American biologist, cancer researcher, professor, dean, & academic administrator. Contribu…
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I have posted & celebrated the life of a Black American each evening since Feb 1. Given the attacks on Black History, I am asking everyone to retweet &/add a small bio & pic, celebrating an influential Black scientist, mathematician…
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Jewel Cobb 1924-2017 was an American biologist, cancer researcher, professor, dean, & academic administrator. Contributed to the field of cancer research; studying the cure for melanoma. An advocate for increasing the representation of women & students of color in universities.
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Benjamin Banneker was a mathematician and astronomer. Among his scientific achievements are crafting the first wooden striking clock in America, writing several widely popular almanacs, and assisting with surveying Washington, D.C.”
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RT @KristyDeLaCru15: How many of you know about Dr. Patricia Bath? She is one of the pioneers in ophthalmology #Bla…
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