Happy New Year POU! It's a new decade. Today's featured African-American Photographer: Moneta Sleet Jr. From the time he was sent to Montgomery, Ala., in 1955 to cover an unlikely boycott organized by a young minister named Martin Luther King Jr. until long after he captured what became the signature moment of Dr. King's funeral in Atlanta in 1968, Mr. Sleet was a … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African-American Photographers
Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Photographers
Happy New Year's Eve, POU! Stay safe tonight if you are attending any NYE celebrations. On this last day of 2019, we continue to take a look at renowned African-American Photographers. Gordon Parks was one of the seminal figures of twentieth-century photography. A humanitarian with a deep commitment to social justice, he left behind a body of work that documents many of … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Photographers
Monday Open Thread: African-American Photographers
Good Morning Obots! I hope you have a great week and are planning to enjoy celebrating the new year. This week we are featuring the works of renowned African-American Photographers. Today's honoree: James Van Der Zee … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African-American Photographers
Saturday Open Thread: African-American Wrestlers
It's the POU Family! I hope everyone has a great upcoming holiday week. This week's morning threads highlighted various African-American wrestlers. Continuing on with the theme, today's thread focuses on Thunderbolt Patterson. Claude Patterson (born July 8, 1941) is an American retired professional wrestler, ring nameThunderbolt Patterson. He began his career in 1964 and … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American Wrestlers
Friday Open Thread: African-American Wrestlers
It's Friday POU! Ready for the weekend and start of the holiday week? Onto the wrestlers... Cynthia Peretti (June 2, 1948 – May 8, 2009) was an American professional wrestler and trainer, better known by her ring name Princess Jasmine. In 1968, Peretti was trained by professional wrestlers Prince Pullins and Dick the Bruiser. Under the ring name Princess … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African-American Wrestlers