The Breakfast Club - IDKMYDE: The First Home Security System Wasn't a Company—It Was a Black-Woman

Episode Date: February 12, 2026

In 1966, Marie Van Brittan Brown invented the world's first home security system,creating the blueprint for every modern system that followed.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BreakfastClubPower1051FMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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It was a black woman. Welcome back, No-It-Oves, to another. episode of the most anticipated podcast on the Black Effect Podcast Network, especially in February, entitled, I Didn't Know. Maybe you didn't either. I'm your host, BDOT. And one of my biggest fears is being home alone and somebody breaking in while I'm on the toilet taking a number two.

Because what do you do? Initially, you say you got to wipe and pull your pants up. But do you have time to wipe? But if you don't wipe and just pull your pants up and you run out there, God forbid, and get shot and kill, by the time somebody finds you, my God, you're going to be smelling. How embarrassing is that? Ah, well, to kick off today's episode, I got three of the most useless facts you'll never need, not a day in life. Up first, the modern home security system didn't start with ADT or ring. Your second useless fact, it was invented in 1966 by Murm.

Marie van Britton Brown, a black nurse in Queens, New York. And your third useless fact is her system included cameras, remote-controlled door locks, and an alarm. Basically, your smart home before smart homes even existed. So my question for you is, did you know about this black nurse from Queens, New York? Because I didn't. Imagine living in 1960s, Queens, where Eddie Murphy came to find a wife and coming to America. The crime rates were sky high, police response was snail slow, people's homes was food, Marie van Britten Brown, a nurse. She just wanted a way to protect her family without waiting for somebody else to have to come save her.

So, she invented the first home security system. Here's where she built, a camera system that could see who was at the door, remote control locks to prevent unwanted entry, a panic button to alert the police, and an additional alarm that were warned neighbors and family. Sound familiar? your ring, nest, ADT, all of it traces right back to a black nurse name Marie van Britton Brown in 1966. Before smartphones, before Wi-Fi, before Amazon bought ring for over a billion dollars,

a black woman in Queens designed a system. And yet, how many people are today years old when you learned her name? How many security companies acknowledge her origin story? Hardly any. Hidden in planes. sight. This is the same energy as the March in 100. Excellence don't wait for permission. You build it. You operate it. And then the world eventually copies it. Credit? Yeah, that's optional. Marie didn't invent home security to make headlines.

She did it because she needed solutions. And now, decades later, families everywhere live safer lives because one black woman designed the first system. It's right in line with Carter G. Woodson's century-long vision. Brown designed a system that safeguarded. at homes, a blueprint of black innovation, quietly embedded in everyday life. But every time you check your doorbell camera, every time you lock your door remotely, every time you feel

safe at home, remember, a black woman made that possible. And I didn't know. Maybe you didn't either. 1969, Malcolm and Martin are gone. America is in crisis. At a Morehouse College, the students make their move. These students,

including a young Samuel L. Jackson, locked up the members of the board. of trustees, including Martin Luther King's senior. It's the true story of protests and rebellion in black American history that you'll never forget. I'm Hans Charles. I'm Mnalec. Listen to the A building on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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During this season of the Two Guys Five Rings podcast, in the lead-up to the Milan Quart team, at 2026 Winter Olympic Games. We've been joined by some of our friends. Hi, Bob, hi Matt. Hey, Elmo. Hey, Matt. Hey, Bowen. Hi, Cookie. Hi.

Now, the Winter Olympic Games are underway, and we are in Italy to give you experiences from our hearts to your ears. Listen to two guys, five rings on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

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