I happened across an Instagram post today that left me practically speechless. I learned about a number of inventions that were created by black women who I've never heard of. Upon reading about their contributions, which I was completely unaware of, I discovered that many of the inventions are items or applications I use daily.  I had no idea that these items were created by black women.

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