GOOD MORNING, P.O.U.! GENERAL QUINTIN BANDERA (1834-1906) … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Afro-Cuban Political Figures
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Monday Open Thread: Black Vaudeville and Burlesque Performers
This week's open thread will focus on Black Vaudeville and Burlesque performers. Black Vaudeville was based on performances that came out of the movement and style of African Americans. The vaudeville years were the early 1880s until the early 1930. These acts were unique on the vaudeville scene because the performers brought in different experience that the white … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black Vaudeville and Burlesque Performers
Monday Afternoon Thread: Ohio Funk Week!
I heard this little fact on the radio one afternoon. Ohio, specifically Dayton, was home to some of the most successful funk bands of the 70s and 80s. There were strong band competitions every week and it fostered that creative environment (and horn sections that were ON POINT) - thus were born The Ohio Players, Slave, The Dazz Band, Lakeside, Heatwave, Sun and Zapp. So all … [Read more...] about Monday Afternoon Thread: Ohio Funk Week!
Wednesday Open Thread: African-American Civil War Spies
HAPPY HUMP DAY P.O.U.! We continue our series on African-American Civil War Spies... JOHN SCOBELL … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African-American Civil War Spies
Saturday Open Thread: Greatest Athletes You’ve Never Heard Of
Welcome to the Weekend Obots! The last athlete we want to highlight for the week is a trailblazer in skating. Mabel Fairbanks Mabel was born in New York City on November 14, 1916. As a young girl in the 1930s, Fairbanks discovered her lifetime passion watching a Sonia Henje movie. She then saw a pair of black skates in a pawnshop window and talked the guy down to $1.50. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Greatest Athletes You’ve Never Heard Of