GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! This week we'll take a look at Black composers of classical music. IGNATIUS SANCHO … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black Classical Music Composers
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Sunday Open Thread: P.O.U. Sunday Jazz Brunch
GOOD SUNDAY MORNING, P.O.U.! As you get your Sunday bunch on, enjoy Duke Ellington's Concert of Sacred Music.... </iframe? … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: P.O.U. Sunday Jazz Brunch
Friday Open Thread: Historical and Modern People and Figures Who Are Black
Unlike some of the others that have been highlighted this week, this actress was proud of her heritage. She didn't shy away from it, but embraced it at a time when Jim Crow as in place. Fredericka Carolyn "Fredi" Washington (December 23, 1903 – June 28, 1994) was an accomplished African-American dramatic film actress, one of the first to gain recognition for her work in … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Historical and Modern People and Figures Who Are Black
Thursday Open Thread: Historical and Modern People and Figures Who Are Black
This week's thread has highlighted some historical and modern people who have passed. I am going to highlight an actor who admitted his mother was black about 5 or 6 years ago. Thomas Edward "Tom" Sizemore, Jr. (born November 29, 1961) is an American film and television actor and producer. He is known for his supporting roles in films such as Born on the Fourth of July … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Historical and Modern People and Figures Who Are Black
Wednesday Open Thread: Historical and Modern People and Figures Who Are Black
Anatole Paul Broyard (July 16, 1920 – October 11, 1990) was an American writer, literary critic and editor born in New Orleans who wrote for The New York Times. In addition to his many reviews and columns, he published short stories, essays, and two books during his lifetime. His autobiographical works, Intoxicated by My Illness (1992) and Kafka Was the Rage: A Greenwich … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Historical and Modern People and Figures Who Are Black