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Good morning, POU. Continuing with this week's theme, we will highlight the pioneer, Dr. Gladys West, who provided the calculations that lead to modern-day GPS. Gladys Mae West (née Brown) (born 1930) is an American mathematician known for her contributions to the mathematical modeling of the shape of the Earth, and her work on the development of the satellite geodesy … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: More African-American History You Probably Weren’t Taught in School

Happy Tuesday, POU Family! Continuing on with this week's theme, we will highlight the history of vaccinations. The idea for vaccination was introduced from the African tradition of inoculation by an enslaved person named Onesimus. Onesimus (late 1600s–1700s) was an African-born man who helped mitigate the impact of a smallpox outbreak in Boston. Enslaved and given to … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: More African-American History You Probably Weren’t Taught in School

African-American history is grossly under-represented in the US, and the information that is taught is often skewed. This week theme will highlight a few more moments from Black history that you probably were never taught in school. … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: More African-American History You Probably Weren’t Taught in School

Happy Friday POU! This week we have highlighted the relationship between the African-American and Jewish communities throughout different periods of time. Today, we will continue to highlight relations through the Civil Rights and Labor movements. Black power movement From 1966, the collaboration between Jews and blacks unraveled. Jews were increasingly transitioning to … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: The History of African American – Jewish Relations

Good morning, POU! This week's threads focus on the relationship between the Black and Jewish communities. Murder of Jewish civil rights activists The summer of 1964 was designated the Freedom Summer, and many Jews from the North and West traveled to the South to participate in a concentrated voter registration effort. Two Jewish activists, Andrew Goodman and Michael … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: The History of African American – Jewish Relations