“This is a story of a little boy named “Malcolm Brown” who woke up one morning and asked his mother, “Mom, what if there were no Black people in the world?” Well, his mother thought about that for a moment and then said, “son, follow me around today and let’s see what it would be like if there were no Black people in the world.” Mom said, “Now go get dressed, and we will get started.”
Malcolm ran to his room to put on his clothes and shoes. His mother took one look at him and said, “Malcolm, where are your shoes? And those clothes are all wrinkled son. I must iron them.” But when she reached for the ironing board, it was no longer there.
You see Sarah Boone, a black woman, invented the ironing board, and Jan E. Matzelinger, a black man, invented the shoe-lasting machine.
“Oh well,” she said, “Please go and do something to your hair.” Malcolm ran into his room to comb his hair, but the comb was not there.
You see Walter Sammons, a black man, invented the comb.
Malcolm decided to just brush his hair, but the brush was gone.
You see Lydia O. Newman, a black female, invented the brush.
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