Charles Brooks, a resident of Newark, N.J, is credited with inventing the street sweeping trucks in 1896.
Street sweeping was a manual job until he invented the self-propelled street sweeper. #BlackHistoryMonth
Mary Fields aka Stagecoach Mary was hired as a mail carrier because she was the fastest applicant to hitch a team of six horses.
She was the first black woman employed as a mail carrier in the US and the second woman to work for the US Postal Service. #BlackHistorymonth
Dear Lord,
Today, I pray for renewed strength and an invigorating boost of bravery to continue on my life's journey. Allow it to rise up in my soul so that I never give up, never lose hope, or lose faith in You. Lord, I put my trust and place my life in Your hands. Amen🙏🏾