The Hosanna School Founded in 1867 in Harford County, Maryland, the Hosanna School, also known as the Berkley School, was created two years following the establishment of the U.S. Freedman’s Bureau that was designed to provide aid to former enslaved blacks and poor whites in the South in the wake of the U.S. Civil War. Located in Darlington, Harford County, Maryland, … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: New Black History Facts
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Sunday Open Thread: The Great Debaters
Good Morning POU! Today we celebrate the incredible debate teams of Wiley College. Then And now … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: The Great Debaters
Saturday Open Thread: Teen Entrepreneurs Week
Welcome to the Weekend POU! Today's young, gifted and black entrepreneur started out at 13. Now a college graduate, her empire is still growing strong. Jasmine Lawrence The REALLY Bad Hair Day Every teen has had a bad hair day, but for Jasmine Lawrence, her trauma turned good when she ended up developing a line of hair and skincare products out of her home, today … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Teen Entrepreneurs Week
Friday Open Thread: Teen Entrepreneurs Week
Happy Friday POU! Hope you're enjoying our series on young, gifted and black entrepreneurs. Today we feature 3 youngsters that are already making their marks in the business world and are barely out of elementary school. Asia Newson Asia Newson started Super Business Girl when she was five years old. Her father taught her how to make candles and she turned her new … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Teen Entrepreneurs Week
Thursday Open Thread: Teen Entrepreneurs Week
Good Morning POU! Today's featured young, gifted and black teen is a fashion designer, author, motivational speaker...and not even in high school! Whew! Essynce Moore Essynce Moore has loved clothes for as long as she can remember. When she was 6, she began drawing designs in notebooks. Four years later, with the help of her mom, Essynce launched her own kids’ … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Teen Entrepreneurs Week