The Soviet Union used to claim all sorts of accomplishments — the airplane was invented in Moscow by the Wrightsky Brothers.
Blacks claim all sorts of accomplishments. They have so few of their own, they need to “borrow” from the people who actually did stuff.
Conservative media has given a forum for many blacks who are at the top of their field, such as Horace Cooper, Bob Woodson, T.W. Shannon, David Harris, Jr., and Carol Swain. They can match nearly any white in excellence.