#BlackHistoryMonth #blackinventorschall Meet Clarence A. Ellis (RIP), who is said to have been the first African American to earn a doctorate in computer science with his degree from the University of Illinois. I chose him as my #inventor because he's the emobiment of the American dream. He grew up in a poor, violent neighborhood in south Chicago, but that didn't stop him from pursuing his dreams. It's important for young black men and women to see success like his because seeing is believing.