Our Ancestors Are Still Talking: Black Scientists Who Changed the World

By Dr. Nicole E. Foster

Our Ancestors Are Still Talking: Black Scientists Who Changed the World invites readers on a powerful journey through history, science, and storytelling-guided by the wisdom of the past and the curiosity of the present.

Blending rich historical facts with warm, engaging narration, this book introduces readers to Black scientists whose brilliance shaped medicine, technology, engineering, space exploration, and more-often while facing enslavement, segregation, discrimination, and exclusion. Their stories are not told as distant facts, but as living lessons passed down across generations, reminding readers that science has always lived in Black communities.

Written for both children and adults, this book makes complex ideas accessible and meaningful. It shows how determination, creativity, and community fueled discoveries that changed the world-and how those same qualities still live in today's classrooms, labs, and dreams. With a tone that feels like learning at Grandma's house, the book challenges sanitized histories and centers truth, resilience, and pride.

Perfect for families, classrooms, libraries, and community spaces, Our Ancestors Are Still Talking encourages readers to see themselves in science, honor the ancestors who paved the way, and listen closely-because their voices are still teaching us today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GKV7LXL5
• ISBN13: 9798245345024
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"