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Saturday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest

May 3, 2014 by Miranda 149 Comments

Happy Saturday POU! Of course we could not leave out one of the most pivotal moments in Olympic history: The Black Power Salute America was going through a cultural revolution in the 1960s, and one of the defining moments during that decade was the "Black Power Salute" in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. On Oct. 16, 1968, U.S. sprinters Tommie Smith and … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest

Wednesday Evening Thread: Hip Hop’s “Hail To The Chief”

October 16, 2013 by Miranda 181 Comments

Is it just me or is this Kendrick's hip hop version of "Hail To The Chief"? I think it works and its oh so timely. … [Read more...] about Wednesday Evening Thread: Hip Hop’s “Hail To The Chief”

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