Good morning POU! Continuing on with the week's theme, we highlight African-American and Jewish relations regarding Entertainment and the start of the Civil Rights Movement. Jewish producers in the United States entertainment industry produced many works on black subjects in the film industry, Broadway, and the music industry. Many portrayals of blacks were sympathetic, but … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: The History of African American – Jewish Relations
Tuesday Open Thread: The History of African American – Jewish Relations
Good morning, POU! This week's morning threads will focus on the history of African American and Jewish communities relations. Today's post will highlight shopkeepers and landlord relationships. Following the Civil War, Jewish shop-owners and landlords engaged in business with black customers and tenants, often filling a need where white business owners would not venture. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: The History of African American – Jewish Relations
Monday Open Thread: The History of African American – Jewish Relations
Good morning, POU! This week's morning threads will discuss the history of the relationship between the African - Americans and Jewish communities. African Americans and Jewish Americans have interacted throughout much of the history of the United States. This relationship has included widely publicized cooperation and conflict, and—since the 1970s—has been an area of … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: The History of African American – Jewish Relations
Thursday Open Thread: Little Known Facts About Black History
Good morning POU! Continuing this week's theme, more little known facts are below: Fact 1: Olympic medal-winning athletes John Carlos and Tommie Smith made headlines around the world by raising their black-gloved fists at the 1968 award ceremony. Both athletes wore black socks and no shoes on the podium to represent Black poverty in America. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Little Known Facts About Black History
Wednesday Open Thread: Little Known Facts About Black History
Good morning, POU! It's Hump Day. This week's theme shares 10 exciting little known facts about Black History. An additional set of facts below: Fact 1: Rapper Jay-Z reportedly developed his stage name as a reference to New York's J/Z subway lines, which have a stop in his Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, neighborhood. Fact 2: Jack Johnson, the first African American heavyweight … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Little Known Facts About Black History