It's Friday, POU Family! It's the end of a work week and the start of the weekend. Maulana Ndabezitha Karenga (born Ronald McKinley Everett on July 14, 1941) is an African-American professor of Africana Studies, activist and author, best known as the creator of the pan-African and African-American holiday of Kwanzaa. Karenga was a major figure in the Black Power movement of … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Black/African Nationalists and Revolutionaries
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Thursday Open Thread: African-American Military History: World War II
Good Morning POU! We continue looking at the bravery and courage of the men and women who valiantly served in the military during World War II. Their accomplishments have been slighted and overlooked by HISstory, but we're striving to change that. Today's post is all about the 761st Tank Battalion. The 761st 'Black Panther' Tank Battalion was the first African-American … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African-American Military History: World War II