GOOD MORNING, P.O.U.! This week will take a look at the leaders of the slave rebellions. La Mulâtresse Solitude … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Slave Rebellions II – The Rebels
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Saturday Open Thread: Little Known Sports Stars
Good Morning POU! Today we feature women of color in Equestrian Sports. On March 22 2015, Paige Johnson recorded a milestone victory in the $127,000 Engel & Volkers Grand Prix at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Johnson, 29, of Wellington and Middleburg, Va., became the first black American to win a major grand prix in WEF history. Johnson and her … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Little Known Sports Stars
Friday Open Thread: Scat and Bebop SIngers
The bebop musician I am highlighting today, had a very interesting story. Nii-lante Augustus Kwamlah Quaye, better known as Cab Kaye ( September 3, 1921, London – March 13, 2000, Amsterdam), was an English-born Ghanaian-Dutch jazz singer, pianist, bandleader, entertainer, drummer, guitarist and songwriter who was influenced by Billie Holiday and often accompanied himself on … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Scat and Bebop SIngers
Saturday Open Thread: Black Saints and Popes II
GOOD MORNING, P.O.U.! We continue our series on Black Saints and Popes... SAINT MONICA … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black Saints and Popes II
Friday Open Thread: Black Saints and Popes II
Happy Friday, P.O.U.! We continue our series on Black Saints and Popes II. THE VENERABLE PIERRE TOUSSAINT … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Black Saints and Popes II