According to Paste Magazine, Black Americana is a term that most readily conjures imagery of slave-era memorabilia rather than a subsect of contemporary music. Conversely, “old-timey” is a catchall term that masks a history of blackface minstrelsy and certain appropriations of black vernacular culture. In truth, no matter who’s performing, Americana represents an original … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: Black Bluegrass Music
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Saturday Open Thread: Mind Games – Africans and African Americans In Mental Sports
Guess what! We're champs at Bridge too! Amalya Lyle Kearse (born June 11, 1937) is a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and a world-class Bridge player. Kearse was born in Vauxhall, New Jersey. Here parents were physician Myra Lyle Smith Kearse and postmaster Robert Freeman Kearse. A philosophy major and … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Mind Games – Africans and African Americans In Mental Sports
Tuesday Open Thread: Mind Games – Africans and African Americans in Mental Sports
Good Morning POU! The following is from an NPR article originally posted August 2016. And The No. 1 Scrabble Nation In The World Is ... Nigeria is the English-speaking world's Scrabble superpower. Africa's most populous nation is home not only to the global Scrabble champion, but team Nigeria ranks as the world's top Scrabble playing nation — ahead of the U.S. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Mind Games – Africans and African Americans in Mental Sports
Monday Open Thread: Mind Games – Africans and African Americans in Mental Sports
This week we will look at champions in the world of board games and eSports. We've had previous weeks on Chess players but guess what? There are other board games where we dominate! Baba Sy Baba Sy (1935 in Donaye, Senegal – August 20 1978) was a Senegalese international draughts (checkers) player and the first world champion from Africa. He is said to have been … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Mind Games – Africans and African Americans in Mental Sports
Saturday Open Thread: Remember Them
Scientific Racism and the Pioneers of the Human Zoo Today, the idea of a human zoo is an incredibly uncomfortable one – and that’s exactly why it needs to be remembered. Not too long ago, zoos included groups of people among their exhibits, living in what was supposed to be their natural habitat, often displayed alongside other exhibitions that advertised all that was … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Remember Them