{"id":13048,"date":"2023-01-26T13:34:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T17:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcaf.nb.ca\/?p=13048"},"modified":"2023-02-04T15:55:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T19:55:49","slug":"what-colour-is-my-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcaf.nb.ca\/en\/what-colour-is-my-world\/","title":{"rendered":"What Colour is my World?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar &amp; Raymond Obstfeld<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know that James West invented the microphone in your cell phone? that Fred Jones invested the refrigerated truck that makes supermarkets possible? or that Dr. Percy Julia synthesized cortisone from soy, easing untold people&#8217;s pain? These are just some of the black inventors and innovators scoring big points in this dynamic look at several unsung heroes who shared a desire to improve people&#8217;s lives. 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