Black dog is an oft-used phrase to mean depression. Here's a link that attributes the phrase to Winston Churchill, but I suspect he didn't invent it. I like the way they described it though: Black Dog was Churchill's name for his depression, and as is true with all metaphors, it speaks volumes.
The origin of the term âAfrican Americanâ. info The origin of the term âAfrican Americanâ. Jesse Jackson may have popularized the term in the late 1980s, but a Yale researcher finds what may very well be the very first written instance of African American - and it was published 233 years ago. Lawrence explains in his latest Rewrite. ... more Duration: {{video.duration.momentjs}}.
Posted by The Reunion Black Family on January 21, 2014 at 8:30 AM. Thomas L. Jennings (1791â1856) was the first African-American to be granted a patent, March 03, 1821 (U.S. patent 3306x). Jenningsâ patent was for a dry cleaning process called âdry scouringâ, which would go on to make modern-day dry cleaning possible.