Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden during a Thursday meeting with Kenosha, Wis., community leaders said that a Black man, rather than Thomas Edison, invented the light bulb.

The thing is, though, his facts were a little off. As far as we know, Edison did invent the light bulb, but a Black inventor named Lewis Latimer actually made it better and more accessible.

As far as we know, Edison did invent the light bulb, but a Black inventor named Lewis Latimer actually made it better and more accessible. Here’s how it went down. Edison’s bulb ...