NPR | News Follow For first Black woman to design cars for Ford, passion for cars was a family affair In this StoryCorps, Emeline King, the first Black woman to design cars for the Ford Motor Company, remembers her inspiration: her father. https://www.npr.org/2025/09/05/nx-s1-5524889/for-first-black-woman-to-design-cars-for-ford-passion-for-cars-was-a-family-affair npr.org