Black People Made That! Intellectual Property and US Patents

Black inventors throughout history have navigated a difficult US patent system. At the end of the day, it's all about the benjamins. In this week's episode, Azie Dungey and Evelyn From The Internets discuss all the creative ways Black people have worked through their intellectual property and how it affects the United States as a whole today.
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CREDITS
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Hosted by
Azie Dungey & Evelyn Ngugi
Written by
Azie Dungey
Produced & Edited by
Hallease
Created by
Ahsante Bean (PBS)
Coordinating Producer
Emily Steele
Director of Photography
Juan A. Izaguirre
Set Design by
Moyo Oyelola
Production Assistant
Christopher Narvaez
Motion Design & Animation
Anastaisya Bulavkina
Assistant Editor
Steve Ngugi
Special Thanks
Nadia Sasso
KLRU-PBS AUSTIN
Senior Vice President
Sara Robertson
PBS Digital Studios
Executive Producers
Brandon Arolfo
Ahsante Bean

[@4SuccessOnlee]

“No because he was still Ka- Black” lol

[@MAGEtvPTB]

...yep...died at this!

[@AntonsClass]

That got me!!! 😂. But this is actually sad and shows how F-d up America treated Black folks.

[@riannamajzoub5241]

So the pig can keep getting his fill, while this poor soul has to give his ideas and his income! I love her puns!! I should say she's quite punny!!

[@riannamajzoub5241]

@@AntonsClass and the truth I really see is they are ones really keeping this country from going under completely. For the absoulute abhorrent behavior of the elitists involved in human exploitation and degradation; It's really time to hold some of these indivduals accountable or our entire species will go extinct! Makes me question humanity entirely!

[@toledoboogz9817]

You know I was gonna write that!! LOL!!!!

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I have literally never commented on a video before but I just wanted to say the hard work you two are putting into the production really shows. The writing, the layout shots, the research...thank you! I'm learning so much and the videos are very pleasant to watch. I hope they are as fun to make as they are to watch! :)

[@SayItLoudPBS]

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[@Tavieme]

"Ka-black" I fell out!😂😂💀

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Migrl 2019 right!

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Glad to see this is going beyond BHM

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Aye! There's much more in store so make sure you're subscribed! - Hallease

[@GLGC688]

This is really upsetting because we weren't taught any of this in school (Oklahoma in the 90s and early 2000s) except a black man invented peanut butter and other useful things for peanuts. They only taught us about the same 3 or 4 black people every year (Harriet Tubman, MLK, George Washington Carver and Rosa Parks are the ones I remember most.) It's really unfair that this information is just not taught. The same thing happened with women, though I don't know to what degree. Like, I didn't know black women were responsible for getting us to the moon until Hidden Figures came out. Things like computers, wifi, mapping out the entire ocean, all of that was because of women, but men and white men especially are who we are taught about in school.

[@kimberleywilliams7802]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 more of this information needs to be taught in school but they don't want to teach it.

[@rizahnell]

Where in Oklahoma bc I learned a good majority of this growing up and I'm from Tulsa

[@Stella-cf4cl]

Golden Carter we don’t really learn much about inventors in general though, except for Edison and his company. And the guy that made the cotton gin. Other information you learn by reading other books or spending to much time on Wikipedia

[@ViniSocramSaint]

The victors are the ones that write history. That saying is not about fairness by the way

[@GLGC688]

@@rizahnell Southwestern Oklahoma and OKC.

[@alarcon99]

From this day forward, I declare that the phrase “All about the Benjamins” will be in reference to THESE Benjamins.

[@SayItLoudPBS]

Oh good, you caught that! -Hallease

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I second this!!

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HOW BOUT THAT?!

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The only thing I knew before watching the video was that I was going to like it. I was totally ignorant about all the rest...

[@SayItLoudPBS]

Thank you for watching and being open to learning more! - Hallease

[@leahluvvanderson3131]

Me too lol

[@artesiningart4961]

The invention of a 10-year old kid, Bishop Curry, gave me goosebumps and chills... Wow! :)

[@shakenamariewilliams4229]

I love this video already! Full of so much childhood nostalgia for me! I went to a predominantly black grade school that was ran by former civil rights activists and black panther members in Chicago, and we would have a school wide exercise similar to this every black history month. Our history teachers would have us close our eyes and ask what if black people didn't exist? What would be of this country without us? To imagine life without all the black ideas, inventions and innovations? With the exercise we realized how hard every day life would be without us and those very inventions we took for grant. This exercise was always done to remind of us how proud and honored we should be to be black in America. It let us know that we too are apart of a bigger story than what is the main narrative of US History has painted us out to be. Again Black History is American History. ✊🏾🇺🇸 Thank you ladies!

[@tweetyslife253]

When I reach the line black history month, I cringe, until at the end I can finally relax. I beg black American not to celebrate this month.

[@tweetyslife253]

Saharla, do you truly believed that you only have a month in one whole year? This is ensane and lack personal worth. This month should not beçelebrated by no respectful self worth black person.

[@mkmgramirez]

where did you two get this information? I want to teach my son and several of the kids at his aftercare program.

[@prissylily25]

mkmgramirez Google and the public library.

[@SayItLoudPBS]

A combination of independent research, and access to great historians. - Hallease

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Say It Loud Say It Loud my kids will be watching these videos while on summer break! They will do more research and write me a report! Thanks Love you’ll

[@bloorigardqkazoo]

Thank you for educating people on some of the many black inventors thru out history. All the American school system teaches is George Washington Carver inventing peanut butter like that’s the end all be all.

[@jtika1978]

Wellllll- it is pretty important let’s be real. I eat that stuff like every day. No joke.

[@kjk7611]

Anthony Richardson And it turns out that he didn't even formulate peanut butter. A White man did. But WASHINGTON CARVER did inadvertantly give him the idea, to.

[@thekoranhasscientificaccur2818]

KJ k Actually peanut butter of sorts was a delicacy for decades before Carver.

[@kjk7611]

The Koran has scientific accuracy Now I'm not tryin' to take anything way from George Washington Carver!😬

[@thekoranhasscientificaccur2818]

KJ k For a very long time (since way before the birth of the USA as an independent nation) they had peanut butter.

[@AnthonyAllenJr]

Sometimes I take it for granted that I know about much of this history already. Thanks for sharing for those who don't know this history.

[@brookegravitt]

Man, I love this series. Azie & Evelyn are the greatest - I always learn so much from the videos. Y'all are awesome!

[@xxx-zs9ks]

The information in this video is false. You really should learn how to research what you watch on KZbin instead of making a fool of yourself by posting nonsense. Pathetic.

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I use your videos as part of our homeschool day for my 6 year old. We watch 1 a week we discuss it and she answers questions. We also use Latino poets as part of our curriculum. Thank you for such a great, well researched video!

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We need more parents like u 🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@eileenwelter90]

kionna kelly thank you! I believe black history is American history.

[@eileenwelter90]

inSherlock cool probably not I’m her mother but aware and empathetic absolutely!

[@jamaranewell7919]

Black People

[@jamaranewell7919]

@@eileenwelter90 Black or African American

[@nikajones1402]

Y’all forgot about Benjamin Banneker! It’s said that the majority of Benjamin Franklin inventions are truly his.

[@anthonybird546]

Jerry Lawson invented a major part of my childhood when he invented the video game cartridge. *My god* if he had gotten that patented for himself.

[@diywithdonna4209]

I created and patented the Potty Protector Urine Shield with Centered Targets Patent-US20050198727A1 - a device used for boys potty training.

[@Bantufro]

I see Evelyn, I click. Such a refreshing video ✨

[@tiacurry]

Omg love this show and yall shouted out my son, Bishop!

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As a Young Black Mechanical Engineer I deeply appreciate this video. 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿 thank you for making this video

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Affirmative action!

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[@EmmanuelMelendez]

Excellent. Greetings from Puerto Rico. Here learning more about Americans.

[@BigMac4459]

You're learning from the wrong area. Don't buy the lies. They're flowering black inventions that weren't inventions. They're lying. You can google their inconsistencies. I wish they were honest.

[@assesinbattle6635]

@@dakotac180 That MacCheese whatever guy who's commenting just wants an argument. Please don't feed the troll - he really needs attention from black people to survive

[@kimathikirimi9715]

@@BigMac4459 AFRICA IS NOT A COUNTRY YES IN HISTORY MY GREAT GRANDPA BUIL ALOT OF BUILDINGS IN EUROPE

[@BigMac4459]

@@kimathikirimi9715 very good. I am flood you are aware Africa is not a country. Building buildings is a lot more feasible than entire nations.

[@kimathikirimi9715]

@@BigMac4459 THEY SHOULD HAVE LEAST RESPECT CAUSE WE DID ALOT

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[@hollaatthekid1796]

I love you ladies lighthearted delivery on serious education. A+.

[@macsnafu]

Interesting stuff about early black inventors. Thanks. And of course the patent system is broken. It's run by the government, isn't it? But still not as broke as the copyright system!

[@nadiasilver5762]

5:52 When she said, "Hi Nadia... " my actual heart jumped, lol.

[@moev29]

You deserve millions of subscribers, ladies! Your videos are SO informative and entertaining.

[@ballzvlogz4601]

“He was free! So Ka-ching!” “No, he was still Ka-black!” I laughed to hard at that.

[@bookXbat]

Could you put sources in your description in the future. I enjoy these kinds of videos and a part of that is being able to click on sources and dive deeper into the subject following a video.

[@sarahmartinez6203]

Can we talk about how black women invented rock and roll, NOT Elvis Presley 🙄

[@louiswoodardjr2038]

Sarah Martinez + Amen To That,Sista Sarah.👍🏾

[@increasepeace4996]

Huh? Which black women?

[@FASBLAQUE]

Thanx 4 ur comment. It's true.

[@FASBLAQUE]

@@increasepeace4996 Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

[@fetB]

nobody says he invented it

[@silverjade10]

Ooohhhh!!! Could you do an episode on black medical innovation? Inventions, treatments, studies, breakthroughs, contributions, procedures, etc. (In my perfect world, there'd be a whole museum devoted to medical innovation from minorities.)

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I came here from PBS Art Assignment!

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I concur.. I watched the new “Tribe” video from Jidenna.. 💯

[@JDubyafoto]

Love you ladies! This video is great because some of my favorite inventions, writings, art, photography, music and poetry were created by blacks. I am grateful that blacks have been so influential in this country. Our nation would be much poorer overall without it.

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John Wilkinson *black people* blacks make you sound like Trump 😬

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[@sisipruitt]

Your lady that was talking about the pattens is wrong. Madame CJ Walker did not create the first black hair care line.You have to go back and look at Annie Malone from St. Louis Missouri. Annie Malone was before Madame CJ Walker and Madame CJ Walker actually worked for Annie Malone.

[@starr7093]

What did Annie Malone do? I never heard of her.

[@sisipruitt]

CAT.IN.THE. HAT. Look it up

[@mameh.8116]

Thank you , I looked it up. Facts.

[@Bmonkeygurl]

Thank you

[@rubyjackson128]

You are correct. Madame CJ was the first black female millionaire.

[@blackceasar2141]

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Aye! A fellow #InternetCousin she'll be thrilled! - Hallease

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[@blaw11b]

Filed a patent two years ago, had a gatekeeper from the U.S. patent office try to piece together 4 different inventions to justify denying my patent claiming all those parts put together would equal my design. The two patent lawyers I had on the case said in 30 years, they never seen anything like it. He was pleasant with my lawyers on the call but as soon as they introduced me and he heard my voice..his tone changed and he became very short with me.

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Wow! I’m glad I happened to stumbled across this KZbin page! This a great and entertaining resource for Black History Facts! I’ll definitely be sharing it with my friends who are teachers! And if I ever have children I will be allowing them to watch this page. It’s imperative that we teach the youth about African American history because most of the schools teach limited information, incorrect information (like the predominantly Caucasian school that had the textbooks teaching the kids that African Americans came over as indentured servants instead of slaves), and some schools don’t teach it at all 🤦🏽‍♀️

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[@BFDT-4]

Not only the people on the list (warning well-read!), but also intellectual property and copyrights made in the creative arts, including entertainment, music, graphic arts and more... For example: James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson (brothers) who wrote "Lift Every Voice and Sing", eh? ;)

[@MrDuLac]

2:40 ‘ka-black’ sums up this whole video haha 😂

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[@NtusaKwa7740]

Very well documented i Love It, thank you Ladies. Black people, just look at your self and you already know that you are amazing and what is said about you is reflection of people who can not exist without the amazingness of our existence. keep on blessing this Earth but protect yourself and liberate your mind from negativity. Peace

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You guys do amazing work, simply amazing. I would like to ask or make a request of you guys. Can you guys do a video on well researched pre-colonial African History, mainly sub-Saharan African history. Thank you great work.

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🗿 You Ladies are definitely ON TO SOMETHING worth sharing with the world. As I see it, one of the most egregious consequences of America's history of DISCRIMINATION, VOTER DISENFRANCHISEMENT, The JIM CROW ERA, ect. is that at the end of the day, EVERYONE is deprived in one way or another. Whenever one group is oppressed, WE ALL SUFFER from the debilitating ignorance and lack of knowledge that manifests itself. 🌎 🇺🇸

[@DepoverS]

definitely agree as a white straight male.

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Great video. 🥰

[@Kueytwo]

I want to do a patent search for a product that I would like to produce and market. And I can't afford the search until I am out of debt. So I can relate to these inventionaires.

[@natwalpole2263]

Would you ever do an episode on black folks history in medicine? I was reading about Vivien Thomas the "assistant" to the first heart surgeon. His expertise was so great that during the first operation he stood on a step behind Blalok (the white doctor who employed him) and coached them through the procedure which he developed. All whilst being technically employed as a janitor.

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[@draege626]

Would love a link to the credits list. Awesome vid. Well done!

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Yeah! Love this