Good Morning POU! This week we will take a look at iconic and important moments in Hip Hop History. 30 years ago, no one though the genre would become the globally influencing behemoth that it is. Here's a look at some of the moments and events that helped to create this incredibly and undeniably "black" creation. 4 years after The SugarHill Gang released "Rapper's … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Iconic Hip Hop Moments In History
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Monday Evening Thread: 5 Years Ago Tonight, Do You Remember?
I reminisce I reminisce! Share your story! What were you doing 5 years ago tonight? Where were you? What were your feelings and thoughts that night? … [Read more...] about Monday Evening Thread: 5 Years Ago Tonight, Do You Remember?
Thursday Evening Thread: COURAGE
This is the face of COURAGE: Willie Reed did not know Emmett Till, the young black man whose murder in the Mississippi Delta became one of the most infamous lynchings in the history of the Jim Crow South. Mr. Reed saw him only once — on Aug. 28, 1955, during the last hours of Till’s life — in the back of a green and white Chevrolet pickup truck. Mr. Reed, an African … [Read more...] about Thursday Evening Thread: COURAGE
POU Live Chat: The Inauguration
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Friday Afternoon Thread: 30 Years Ago Today – THRILLER
(h/t GLH) Wow, 30 years ago? I can't be that old! Thriller is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on November 30, 1982, by Epic Records as the follow-up to Jackson's critically and commercially successful 1979 album Off the Wall. Every song a homerun. This was probably the least known on the album, and I love it! … [Read more...] about Friday Afternoon Thread: 30 Years Ago Today – THRILLER