Last October, I finally made my way to Washington DC to see various monuments, including the White House, Korean and Vietnam memorial, National Museum of African American History and Culture( tons of pics and worth the visit) and of course the MLK monument. … [Read more...] about Monday Evening Thread: MLK’s Legacy in Quotes
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Sunday Afternoon Thread: Songs of Selma
The documentary Freedom Songs: Selma, Alabama, is a recording that chronicles civil rights protesters singing during a march from Selma, Alabama, to the State Capitol in Montgomery, to demand fair access to voting registration. The songs express hope and sorrow and a call for equality, and many of them are traditional with lyrics adapted for the protests. There are no … [Read more...] about Sunday Afternoon Thread: Songs of Selma
Friday Open Thread: Black Music Month celebrates the night James Brown saved Boston
Happy Friday POU! Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s death could not have been more devastating to African American communities across the country hoping to see the civil rights leader live to build on the successes of the movement. Despite King’s painfully prophetic “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech the day before his assassination in Memphis Tennessee, most people hoped … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Black Music Month celebrates the night James Brown saved Boston
Tuesday Evening Thread: Jesus Wept
Donovan Summers, a 10-year-old from Rand Road Elementary School in Garner, North Carolina, used the shortest verse in the Bible, "Jesus wept," as the basis for his speech to the Triangle Interfaith Breakfast Jan. 20, 2014. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Evening Thread: Jesus Wept
